March 2026 Source: Hampshire Constabulary Police

test valley Crime Intelligence Report

test valley recorded 723 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 5.54 per 1,000 residents. This places test valley at #222 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 32.2% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 3.6% lower.

Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

723
trending_up +32.2% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

56.69per 1k
Moderate

National Safety

#50of 330

Top 16% Safest UK

Hampshire

#5rank

Ranked by annual rate

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
On or near Petrol Station Map
Shoplifting: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 8 Drugs: 2
12
On or near Supermarket Map
Shoplifting: 13
13
On or near Parking Area Map
Violence and sexual offences: 12
12
On or near Shopping Area Map
Anti-social behaviour: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 3
4
On or near Westbrooke Close Map
Violence and sexual offences: 7
7
On or near Parking Area Map
Anti-social behaviour: 7
7
On or near Camelot Close Map
Violence and sexual offences: 5 Other crime: 1
5
On or near Sports/Recreation Area Map
Anti-social behaviour: 4 Public order: 2
4
On or near Dairy Road Map
Violence and sexual offences: 6
6
On or near Chapel Lane Map
Violence and sexual offences: 5
5

Crime Breakdown

March 2026
723 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
264
36.5%
Anti-social Behaviour
89
12.3%
Public Order
66
9.1%
Criminal Damage & Arson
63
8.7%
Shoplifting
50
6.9%
Other Theft
49
6.8%
Vehicle Crime
39
5.4%
Drug Offences
33
4.6%
Burglary
28
3.9%
Other Crime
25
3.5%
Weapons Possession
11
1.5%
Robbery
3
0.4%
Bicycle Theft
2
0.3%
Theft from Person
1
0.1%

Stop & Search

March 2026

1,621

Total Stops

18.1%

Arrest Rate

95

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Firearms

5

Evidence of offences under the Act

1

Outcome

A no further action disposal1,013
Arrest293
Community resolution273
Summons / charged by post35
Not recorded7

Gender

Male1,357
Female250
Other14

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

81.6%

White

9.6%

Black

5.1%

Asian

3.8%

Other

Stop & search data published by Hampshire Constabulary under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

20 wards

Highest Crime

#Ward Crimes Rate
1Andover St Mary's 140 137.9
2Andover Winton 56 91.2
3Andover Romans 83 82.2
4Romsey Abbey 49 60.4
5Andover Harroway 58 53.4

Safest Wards

Ward Crimes Rate
shieldAnna 20 1.8
shieldCharlton & the Pentons 13 1.7
shieldValley Park 18 2.9
shieldAmpfield & Braishfield 6 1.8
shieldBellinger 7 2.1

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +32.2%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -3.6%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.6%

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