Total Crime Rate

344.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 344.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 114.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.1 9/10
  • Public order 26.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
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

Bell Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Romsey Abbey , and the 7th highest crime rate of 407 local areas in Test Valley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bell Street (SO51 8AL) in the last 12 months was 344.8 per 1,000 residents and was 233.3% higher than the Romsey Abbey average (103.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 164.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -76.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 132.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 108.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bell Street (SO51 8AL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bell Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Orchard Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Lortemore Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Orchard Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Orchard Lane Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Orchard Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Orchard Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Orchard Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Banning Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Banning Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victoria Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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