Postcode · Winchester
Crime in SO21 1QA
How much crime is recorded in SO21 1QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Colden Common & Twyford
- Council
- Winchester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,749 (2024)
SO21 1QAWinchester
How safe is SO21 1QA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 4.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO21 1QA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
4.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SO21 1QANational
Other theft11.34.5
Burglary6.39.1
Violence and sexual offences3.023.6
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Other crime1.51.5
Public order1.54.6
Drugs0.82.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.