Total Crime Rate

29.0 per 1,000 3/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.5 per 1,000 3/10 Β· Low

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 29.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 14.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.5 4/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Middlebridge Street area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Romsey Abbey , and the 149th lowest crime rate of 404 local areas in Test Valley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Middlebridge Street (SO51 8HR) in the last 12 months was 29.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (β‰ˆ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middlebridge Street (SO51 8HR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Middlebridge Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Place β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broadwater Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadwater Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Narrow Lane β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Bell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Hundred β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Banning Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Banning Street β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Banning Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Banning Street β€”
Apr 2026Public order Banning Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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