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

Latimer Street 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 Latimer Street (SO51 8LD) 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 Latimer Street (SO51 8LD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Latimer Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albany Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Lortemore Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victoria Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Banning Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Banning Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Orchard Lane Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Orchard Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Orchard Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Orchard Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Orchard Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Orchard Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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