Total Crime Rate

120.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.3 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 120.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 39.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Botley Road 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 Botley Road (SO52 9DW) 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 Botley Road (SO52 9DW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Botley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Six Oaks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edwina Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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