Total Crime Rate

18.6 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 18.6 2/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Ashdown Way area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Romsey Abbey , and the 85th lowest crime rate of 407 local areas in Test Valley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashdown Way (SO51 5QR) in the last 12 months was 18.6 per 1,000 residents and was 82.0% lower than the Romsey Abbey average (103.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashdown Way (SO51 5QR), the main crime hotspot is near Chambers Avenue. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashdown Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chambers Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Holyborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Chambers Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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