Total Crime Rate
138.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
97.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Highlands Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Andover St Mary's , and the 35th highest crime rate of 404 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 Highlands Road (SP10 2QA) in the last 12 months was 138.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 97.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Highlands Road (SP10 2QA), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Micheldever Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Micheldever Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Micheldever Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leigh Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lamb Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Highlands Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shepherds Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wool Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shepherds Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shepherds Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Micheldever Road | Under investigation |
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