Postcode · Romsey
Crime in SO51 0BS
How much crime is recorded in SO51 0BS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- North Baddesley & Braishfield
- Council
- Test Valley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,442 (2024)
SO51 0BSRomsey
How safe is SO51 0BS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO51 0BS 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
16.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 0BSNational
Violence and sexual offences10.323.6
Burglary9.49.1
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Public order2.74.6
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Drugs0.02.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.