Postcode · Romsey
Crime in SO51 0AE
How much crime is recorded in SO51 0AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Nether Wallop, Kings Somborne & Dunbridge
- Council
- Test Valley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,418 (2024)
SO51 0AERomsey
How safe is SO51 0AE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO51 0AE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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).
SO51 0AENational
Burglary15.69.1
Other theft4.54.5
Other crime4.31.5
Violence and sexual offences4.123.6
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Public order1.24.6
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.