Total Crime Rate

68.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 68.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 25.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 21.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Loveridge Close area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Andover Romans , and the 107th highest crime rate of 404 local areas in Test Valley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Loveridge Close (SP10 5ND) in the last 12 months was 68.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% lower than the Andover Romans average (75.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Loveridge Close (SP10 5ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Claudius Close, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vespasian Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Loveridge Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ryon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vespasian Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vespasian Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Witan Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claudius Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Claudius Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claudius Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lillywhite Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lillywhite Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caerleon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lillywhite Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vespasian Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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