Romsey ward · Cambridge. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented privately: 40% here, compared with 31% across Cambridge (9 percentage points higher).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 14% here, compared with 23% across Cambridge (8.7 percentage points lower).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 63% here, compared with 55.8% across Cambridge (7.2 percentage points higher).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Romsey ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
689 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 683 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Romsey ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 72 mapped crimes in September 2024; 49 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Romsey
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
72
9
October 2024
44
9
November 2024
57
2
December 2024
52
6
January 2025
46
8
February 2025
55
8
March 2025
61
9
April 2025
62
5
May 2025
56
9
June 2025
48
18
July 2025
73
24
August 2025
57
16
September 2025
57
6
October 2025
59
11
November 2025
56
8
December 2025
62
3
January 2026
45
9
February 2026
43
6
March 2026
64
15
April 2026
68
11
May 2026
61
12
June 2026
56
7
July 2026
69
13
August 2026
49
16
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Romsey
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
255
shoplifting
73
criminal damage arson
67
other theft
61
bicycle theft
46
vehicle crime
44
burglary
38
public order
36
drugs
30
other crime
21
possession of weapons
7
robbery
7
theft from the person
4
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
