Total Crime Rate

173.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 173.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 104.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Public order 6.5 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Roman Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Fawley, Blackfield, Calshot & Langley , and the 27th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in New Forest .

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 Roman Road (SO45 3NN) in the last 12 months was 173.2 per 1,000 residents and was 200.1% higher than the Fawley, Blackfield, Calshot & Langley average (57.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 104.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roman Road (SO45 3NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hythe By-Pass, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Long Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Roman Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old School Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hythe By-Pass Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Mill Pond Under investigation
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Data Sources

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