Total Crime Rate

119.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 119.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 38.9 8/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery , and the 37th highest crime rate of 380 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 119.2 per 1,000 residents and was 247.8% higher than the Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery average (34.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romsey Road (SO22 5PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queens Mead, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thurmond Road (13 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 (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Sheridan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Drayton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Drayton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drayton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Drayton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Monmouth Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Monarch Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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