Postcode · Romsey
Crime in SO51 6ED
How much crime is recorded in SO51 6ED, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Abbotswood & West Wellow
- Council
- Test Valley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,592 (2024)
SO51 6EDRomsey
How safe is SO51 6ED
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO51 6ED 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
24.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 6EDNational
Violence and sexual offences18.123.6
Burglary11.59.1
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Other theft3.44.5
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Public order2.84.6
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.52.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
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.