Postcode · Winchester
Crime in SO22 4BJ
How much crime is recorded in SO22 4BJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oliver's Battery and Hursley
- Council
- Winchester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,199 (2024)
SO22 4BJWinchester
How safe is SO22 4BJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO22 4BJ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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).
SO22 4BJNational
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Shoplifting7.98.4
Burglary4.99.1
Other theft3.74.5
Drugs2.42.4
Public order2.34.6
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Other crime0.81.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.