Total Crime Rate

206.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 206.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 77.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.1 9/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
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

Mitchells Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Romsey Abbey , and the 13th 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 Mitchells Close (SO51 8DY) in the last 12 months was 206.8 per 1,000 residents and was 99.9% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 63.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mitchells Close (SO51 8DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mitchells Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mitchells Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitchells Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mallard Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albany Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mountbatten Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons A3090 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knatchbull Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knatchbull Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plaza Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plaza Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knatchbull Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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