Total Crime Rate

70.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 70.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Winchester Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Romsey Abbey , and the 105th highest 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 Winchester Road (SO51 8JS) in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winchester Road (SO51 8JS), the main crime hotspot is near Mercer Way. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Winchester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayter Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nelson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hayter Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mercer Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plaza Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plaza Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nelson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nelson Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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