Postcode · Romsey
Crime in SO51 5RL
How much crime is recorded in SO51 5RL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Romsey Town
- Council
- Test Valley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,114 (2024)
SO51 5RLRomsey
How safe is SO51 5RL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO51 5RL 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
18.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 5RLNational
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Shoplifting6.98.4
Burglary5.49.1
Other theft3.84.5
Other crime2.11.5
Drugs1.42.4
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Anti-social behaviour0.710.7
Public order0.74.6
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% 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.