Postcode · Romsey
Crime in SO51 6BB
How much crime is recorded in SO51 6BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Abbotswood & West Wellow
- Council
- Test Valley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,985 (2024)
SO51 6BBRomsey
How safe is SO51 6BB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO51 6BB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
14
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 6BBNational
Burglary15.59.1
Violence and sexual offences4.223.6
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other theft1.14.5
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Public order0.44.6
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.