Total Crime Rate
26.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Picton Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Andover Millway , and the 135th 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 Picton Road (SP10 2HJ) in the last 12 months was 26.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% lower than the Andover Millway average (66.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Picton Road (SP10 2HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Watermills Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Andover Millway| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newcomb Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellesley Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Picton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Barlows Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Murray Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Newcomb Close | Under investigation |
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