Total Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 35.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Beech Gardens area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Andover St Mary's , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 404 local areas in Test Valley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Beech Gardens (SP10 2AD) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% lower than the Andover St Mary's average (132.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Beech Gardens (SP10 2AD), the main crime hotspot is near Micheldever Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in High Beech Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lamb Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shepherds Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shepherds Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acre Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shepherds Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Micheldever Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Micheldever Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Micheldever Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Micheldever Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hedge End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wool Grove Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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