Postcode · Romsey
Crime in SO51 6FT
How much crime is recorded in SO51 6FT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whaddon, Whiteparish & Winterslow
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,517 (2024)
SO51 6FTRomsey
How safe is SO51 6FT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO51 6FT 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
10.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 6FTNational
Burglary17.19.1
Violence and sexual offences4.623.6
Other theft4.64.5
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Other crime0.91.5
Public order0.84.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.