Total Crime Rate

8.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 8.3 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Saxon Way area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Romsey Abbey , and the 24th lowest crime rate of 407 local areas in Test Valley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Saxon Way (SO51 5PT) in the last 12 months was 8.3 per 1,000 residents and was 92.0% lower than the Romsey Abbey average (103.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saxon Way (SO51 5PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mead Close, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Avon Crescent (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Saxon Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kennett Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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