Total Crime Rate
20.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wyre Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams , and the 108th lowest crime rate of 407 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 Wyre Close (SO53 4QR) in the last 12 months was 20.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% lower than the Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams average (66.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wyre Close (SO53 4QR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Monmouth Close, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rothsbury Drive (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Monmouth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Burnham Beeches | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelburn Close | Under investigation |
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