Postcode · Romsey
Crime in SO51 0DN
How much crime is recorded in SO51 0DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Abbotswood & West Wellow
- Council
- Test Valley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,764 (2024)
SO51 0DNRomsey
How safe is SO51 0DN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO51 0DN area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 0DNNational
Violence and sexual offences17.023.6
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Burglary4.79.1
Public order4.64.6
Shoplifting4.18.4
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Other theft2.34.5
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Drugs0.72.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.