Total Crime Rate

82.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.1 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 82.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Public order 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Romsey Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Blackwater , and the 85th highest crime rate of 404 local areas in Test Valley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Romsey Road (SO51 6AE) in the last 12 months was 82.9 per 1,000 residents and was 99.7% higher than the Blackwater average (41.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 50.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Romsey Road area

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Data Sources

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