Total Crime Rate

23.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 23.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cow Drove Hill area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Blackwater , and the 124th lowest crime rate of 407 local areas in Test Valley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cow Drove Hill (SO20 6PJ) in the last 12 months was 23.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% lower than the Blackwater average (35.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cow Drove Hill (SO20 6PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Palace Farm, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stockbridge Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cow Drove Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Palace Farm Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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