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Crime in SO20 8

How much crime is recorded in SO20 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Test Valley
Region
South East
Population
7,582 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SO20 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in SO20 8, 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
16.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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).

SO20 8National
Burglary14.49.1
Violence and sexual offences8.723.6
Other theft3.74.5
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Public order1.44.6
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 32% 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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