Total Crime Rate
19.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Drove area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Andover Harroway , and the 95th lowest 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 The Drove (SP10 3PA) in the last 12 months was 19.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% lower than the Andover Harroway average (68.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Drove (SP10 3PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cherry Tree Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Porters Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cherry Tree Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amber Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Porters Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Porters Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Drove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Brackenbury | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Drove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cherry Tree Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cherry Tree Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amber Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cherry Tree Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cherry Tree Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrow Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cherry Tree Road | — |
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