Total Crime Rate

149.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 149.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 59.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 33 local areas in Romsey Tadburn , and the 27th 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 Botley Road (SO52 9EB) in the last 12 months was 149.0 per 1,000 residents and was 535.7% higher than the Romsey Tadburn average (23.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 80.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Botley Road (SO52 9EB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Botley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Castle Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Castle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Edwina Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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