Total Crime Rate

389.7 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 389.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 134.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Public order 25.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Robbery 8.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Church Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Romsey Abbey , and the 5th 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 Church Lane (SO51 8EP) in the last 12 months was 389.7 per 1,000 residents and was 276.6% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 160.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (SO51 8EP), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priestlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollman Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Lortemore Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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