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Crime in SO16 0BN

How much crime is recorded in SO16 0BN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams
Council
Test Valley
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,837 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SO16 0BN

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO16 0BN area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
15.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

SO16 0BNNational
Burglary11.29.1
Shoplifting9.48.4
Violence and sexual offences9.223.6
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Other theft3.94.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Public order2.24.6
Drugs1.42.4
Robbery0.91.4
Other crime0.31.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 11% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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