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Crime in Test Valley by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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2,263crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+9%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Goodworth Clatfordlowest rate8 per 1,000 a year
36.4middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: North Baddesley (-13%), Hillyfields (5%) and Andover (13%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1HillyfieldsSO16 · 11,866 residents 125.4▲ 5%violence
2AndoverSP10 · 44,286 residents 105▲ 13%violence
3RownhamsSO16 · 9,601 residents 102.1▲ 16%violence
4NurslingSO16 · 6,837 residents 93.6▲ 18%violence
5RomseySO51 · 17,559 residents 69.3▲ 15%violence
6Upper ClatfordSP11 · 4,244 residents 58.4▲ 88%anti-social behaviour
7North BaddesleySO52 · 10,184 residents 42.4▼ 13%violence
8CrampmoorSO51 · 3,121 residents 38.4▼ 21%violence
9Anna ValleySP11 · 4,619 residents 36.4▲ 100%violence
10BroughtonSO20 · 1,583 residents 25.3▼ 9%violence
11ChilworthSO16 · 1,819 residents 22▼ 23%anti-social behaviour
12Over WallopSO20 · 2,065 residents 21.3▼ 21%violence
13WeyhillSP11 · 1,662 residents 19.3–violence
14West WellowSO51 · 3,181 residents 17.6▲ 27%violence
15AmpfieldSO51 · 2,392 residents 15.1–burglary
16Barton StaceySO21 · 2,288 residents 8.7▼ 64%violence
17Goodworth ClatfordSP11 · 1,509 residents 8–anti-social behaviour

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Test Valley have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Goodworth Clatford, Barton Stacey, Ampfield, West Wellow and Weyhill.

Which areas of Test Valley have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Hillyfields, Andover, Rownhams, Nursling and Romsey.

Is crime going up or down in Test Valley?

Across Test Valley, 2,263 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 9% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.