Postcode district · Stockbridge
Crime in SO20
How much crime is recorded in SO20, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Test Valley
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 15,643 (2024)
SO20Postcode district · Stockbridge
How safe is SO20
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in SO20, 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
34
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
SO20National
Burglary14.39.1
Violence and sexual offences9.023.6
Shoplifting6.08.4
Other theft4.84.5
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Public order2.04.6
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.