Total Crime Rate
87.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
66.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chambers Avenue 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 Chambers Avenue (SO51 5BE) 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 Chambers Avenue (SO51 5BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chambers Avenue, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightingale Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Allan Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
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