Crime Rates at Latimer Street, Romsey, SO51 8DF

Latimer Street area has the highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Romsey Abbey , and the 6th highest crime rate of 404 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 Latimer Street (SO51 8DF) in the last 12 months was 300.9 per 1,000 residents and was 250.8% higher 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -31.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 108.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Latimer Street (SO51 8DF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.