Total Crime Rate

93.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 93.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 31.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Seymour Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Romsey Tadburn , and the 71st 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 Seymour Lane (SO52 9FN) in the last 12 months was 93.0 per 1,000 residents and was 296.8% higher than the Romsey Tadburn average (23.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seymour Lane (SO52 9FN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Seymour Lane, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lavington Gardens (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Seymour Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sylvan Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosslyn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Firgrove Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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