Total Crime Rate

116.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 116.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 24.3 7/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Robbery 4.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 2nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery , and the 37th highest crime rate of 379 local areas in Winchester .

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 (SO22 5PG) in the last 12 months was 116.8 per 1,000 residents and was 217.1% higher than the Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery average (36.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 70.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romsey Road (SO22 5PG), the main crime hotspot is near Thurmond Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery

Crime Over Time in Romsey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drayton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oaklands Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walpole Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walpole Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queens Mead Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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