Total Crime Rate
72.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Baroona Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Blackwater , and the 99th highest crime rate of 404 local areas in Test Valley .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Baroona Close (SO51 7AE) in the last 12 months was 72.5 per 1,000 residents and was 74.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Baroona Close (SO51 7AE), the main crime hotspot is near Cupernham Lane. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Romsey Cupernham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cupernham Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cupernham Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cupernham Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Battenberg Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cupernham Lane | Under investigation |
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