Total Crime Rate
184.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
99.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Greatbridge Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Romsey Abbey , and the 19th highest crime rate of 404 local areas in Test Valley .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Greatbridge Road (SO51 8FG) in the last 12 months was 184.5 per 1,000 residents and was 115.1% higher than the Romsey Abbey average (85.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 99.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Greatbridge Road (SO51 8FG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orchard Lane, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Priestlands (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Orchard Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Duttons Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Budds Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Priestlands | Under investigation |
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