Total Crime Rate
102.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rivermead Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Romsey Abbey , and the 61st highest crime rate of 407 local areas in Test Valley .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rivermead Close (SO51 8HQ) in the last 12 months was 102.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% lower than the Romsey Abbey average (103.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -88.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rivermead Close (SO51 8HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Causeway, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Meads (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Romsey Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollman Drive | Under investigation |
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