Total Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 56.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 21.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 17.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • 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
  • 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

Horseshoe Drive area has the 16th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Romsey Abbey , and the 135th highest crime rate of 404 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 Horseshoe Drive (SO51 7TP) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% lower than the Romsey Abbey average (85.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horseshoe Drive (SO51 7TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Withers Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Freemantle Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Horseshoe Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tavistock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cutforth Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cutforth Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freemantle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cutforth Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freemantle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ganger Farm Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freemantle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Withers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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