Total Crime Rate
120.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Knights Meadow area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Romsey Tadburn , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 404 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 Knights Meadow (SO52 9AF) in the last 12 months was 120.3 per 1,000 residents and was 451.8% higher than the Romsey Tadburn average (21.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Knights Meadow (SO52 9AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knights Meadow (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In North Baddesley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Edwina Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Six Oaks Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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