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Postcode sector · Winchester

Crime in SO21 2

How much crime is recorded in SO21 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Winchester
Region
South East
Population
20,655 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SO21 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in SO21 2, 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
12.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 2National
Violence and sexual offences9.423.6
Burglary8.29.1
Other theft3.24.5
Public order2.44.6
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.72.4
Shoplifting0.78.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.11.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 15% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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