Total Crime Rate
105.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Carters Meadow area has the 10th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Andover Harroway , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 404 local areas in Test Valley .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Carters Meadow (SP10 4AE) in the last 12 months was 105.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% higher than the Andover Harroway average (68.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Carters Meadow (SP10 4AE), the main crime hotspot is near Harrow Way. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hillside Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrow Way | Under investigation |
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