Crime Rates at Cutforth Way, Romsey, SO51 0BN

Cutforth Way area has the 20th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Blackwater , and the 149th 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 Cutforth Way (SO51 0BN) in the last 12 months was 50.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% higher than the Blackwater average (41.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cutforth Way (SO51 0BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Withers Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Freemantle Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.