Total Crime Rate
19.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Crescent Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Romsey Tadburn , and the 96th lowest crime rate of 404 local areas in Test Valley .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Crescent Road (SO52 9HT) in the last 12 months was 19.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.9% lower than the Romsey Tadburn average (21.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crescent Road (SO52 9HT), the main crime hotspot is near Seymour Lane. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In North Baddesley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Seymour Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Christophers Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Merry Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merry Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Seymour Lane | Under investigation |
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