Overview of Winchester crime rate
The most frequent crimes in Winchester include Violence and sexual offences (36.5%), Public order (11.4%), and Anti-social behaviour (11.2%), with Possession of weapons, Theft from the person, and Robbery being the least common.
Of its 16 wards, St Michael, St Bartholomew, and Whiteley and Shedfield report the highest crime rates, whereas St Barnabas, Colden Common and Twyford, and Bishop’s Waltham are considered the safest.
In terms of Postcode districts within Winchester, SO50, SO23, and SO31 have higher crime rates, while SO21, SO20, and SO24 are notably safer.
Winchester crime incidents by crime type
- Violence and sexual offences – 3206 (36.5)%
- Public order – 1000 (11.4)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 987 (11.2)%
- Other theft – 689 (7.9)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 639 (7.3)%
- Shoplifting – 603 (6.9)%
- Vehicle crime – 508 (5.8)%
- Burglary – 374 (4.3)%
- Drugs – 313 (3.6)%
- Other crime – 166 (1.9)%
- Bicycle theft – 115 (1.3)%
- Possession of weapons – 77 (0.9)%
- Theft from the person – 68 (0.8)%
- Robbery – 29 (0.3)%
How does Winchester compare against nearby areas ?
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
Heat map for all nearby areas Winchester is compared against
Crime rates in Winchester wards
There are 16 wards within Winchester. St Michael (Winchester), St Bartholomew (Winchester), Whiteley and Shedfield has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
List of all 16 wards from high crime rate to low.
Analyze trends and crime types for Winchester wards
Crime rates in postcode districts under Winchester
There are 17 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Winchester. Highest crime rates in SO50, SO23, SO31 .
- SO50 – 165.5
- SO23 – 134.1
- SO31 – 117.4
- SO51 – 116.8
- SO30 – 114.5
- SO53 – 79.4
- GU32 – 79.2
- SO32 – 75.9
- PO17 – 71.2
- PO15 – 68.4
- PO7 – 68.1
- GU34 – 59.8
- SO22 – 58.1
- PO8 – 57.2
- SO21 – 51.3
- SO20 – 44.1
- SO24 – 37.5
Postcode districts in Winchester
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