Total Crime Rate

43.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 43.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 16.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Romsey Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Blackwater , and the 178th highest crime rate of 404 local areas in Test Valley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Romsey Road (SO20 6PP) in the last 12 months was 43.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% higher than the Blackwater average (41.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romsey Road (SO20 6PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hayes Close, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Romsey Road (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Romsey Road area

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Data Sources

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