Total Crime Rate
31.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Saddle Way area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Andover Downlands , and the 160th lowest crime rate of 404 local areas in Test Valley .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Saddle Way (SP11 6XP) in the last 12 months was 31.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% lower than the Andover Downlands average (54.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Saddle Way (SP11 6XP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stirrup Way, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Saddle Way (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saddle Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Picket Twenty Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saddle Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridle Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridle Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stirrup Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stirrup Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stirrup Way | — |
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