Total Crime Rate

181.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.2 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 181.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 81.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Robbery 9.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Mountbatten Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Romsey Abbey , and the 20th 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 Mountbatten Avenue (SO51 8DW) in the last 12 months was 181.8 per 1,000 residents and was 112.0% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 68.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mountbatten Avenue (SO51 8DW), the main crime hotspot is near Orchard Lane. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Mountbatten Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plaza Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plaza Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duttons Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Orchard Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Hundred —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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