Total Crime Rate

87.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 87.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 66.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Symes Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Romsey Abbey , and the 77th 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 Symes Road (SO51 5BD) in the last 12 months was 87.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.5% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Symes Road (SO51 5BD), 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 Symes Road 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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oakleigh Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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