Total Crime Rate

345.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 345.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 186.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Public order 23.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Romsey Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Millbrook , and the 47th highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Romsey Road (SO16 4HX) in the last 12 months was 345.8 per 1,000 residents and was 193.8% higher than the Millbrook average (117.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 102.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romsey Road (SO16 4HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mercator Close, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Romsey Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Romsey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Romsey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mercator Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brook Valley Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Brightside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardwicke Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hardwicke Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Thorndike Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rownhams Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rownhams Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashmead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashmead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tavistock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Winston Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardinal Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tavistock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mercator Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hardwicke Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Timsbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilroy Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mercator Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mercator Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mercator Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Timsbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mercator Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mercator Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilroy Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilroy Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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