Total Crime Rate
59.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Jack Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams , and the 127th highest 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 Jack Close (SO53 4NU) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% lower than the Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams average (65.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Jack Close (SO53 4NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chervil Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bird Field (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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