Total Crime Rate
26.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Braishfield Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Blackwater , and the 135th lowest 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 Braishfield Road (SO51 0PB) in the last 12 months was 26.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Braishfield Road (SO51 0PB), the main crime hotspot is near Woodley Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Romsey Cupernham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Woodley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crook Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tate Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cutforth Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cutforth Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ganger Farm Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ganger Farm Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cutforth Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Freemantle Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Freemantle Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Freemantle Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Withers Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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