Total Crime Rate

108.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 108.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.8 9/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • 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
  • 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
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

Latham Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Romsey Abbey , and the 50th highest crime rate of 404 local areas in Test Valley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Latham Road (SO51 7DE) in the last 12 months was 108.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 65.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Latham Road (SO51 7DE), the main crime hotspot is near Mercer Way. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Latham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hayter Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nelson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cupernham Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mercer Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nelson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayter Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nelson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plaza Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plaza Mews —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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