Romsey
Middle areaEast Cambridge. 10,619 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Romsey live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Romsey
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Romsey at a rate of 75.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 110.7 per 1,000 people across Cambridge.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 255 |
| Other crime | 171 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 117 |
| Shoplifting | 73 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 67 |
| Vehicle crime | 44 |
| Burglary | 38 |
| Drug offences | 30 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Romsey compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Romsey safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Romsey at a rate of 75.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 110.7 per 1,000 people across Cambridge.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 65 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Romsey.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (255), other crime (171) and anti-social behaviour (117).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Cambridge
These figures are published for the whole of Cambridge, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Cambridge and not Romsey alone. See Cambridge
Romsey in brief
The median price paid for a home in Romsey was £475,000 in 2025.
Romsey had 10,189 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Romsey live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Romsey, 99.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.