Postcode · Romsey
Crime in SO51 0JA
How much crime is recorded in SO51 0JA, 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
- 2,212 (2024)
SO51 0JARomsey
How safe is SO51 0JA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO51 0JA 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
13.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 0JANational
Burglary15.79.1
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Violence and sexual offences5.023.6
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft2.84.5
Other crime1.31.5
Public order0.94.6
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.