Total Crime Rate

87.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 87.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Watermills Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Andover Millway , and the 78th highest crime rate of 407 local areas in Test Valley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watermills Close (SP10 2ND) in the last 12 months was 87.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% higher than the Andover Millway average (66.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 187.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -61.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 68.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 118.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watermills Close (SP10 2ND), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Watermills Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Murray Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcomb Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Barlows Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Newcomb Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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