Total Crime Rate

107.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.3 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 107.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.5 9/10
  • Other theft 19.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 19.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hillside Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Romsey Abbey , and the 51st highest crime rate of 404 local areas in Test Valley .

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 Hillside Avenue (SO51 5AZ) in the last 12 months was 107.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% higher than the Romsey Abbey average (85.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 61.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillside Avenue (SO51 5AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chambers Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hillside Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allan Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oakleigh Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oakleigh Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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