Postcode · Winchester
Crime in SO21 1RT
How much crime is recorded in SO21 1RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Colden Common & Twyford
- Council
- Winchester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,042 (2024)
How safe is SO21 1RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO21 1RT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 1RTNational
Violence and sexual offences11.023.6
Other theft5.44.5
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Public order3.64.6
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Burglary1.89.1
Drugs1.72.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.11.5
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.