Postcode · Winchester
Crime in SO22 4LY
How much crime is recorded in SO22 4LY, 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
- 1,278 (2024)
SO22 4LYWinchester
How safe is SO22 4LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO22 4LY 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
12.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 4LYNational
Burglary10.39.1
Violence and sexual offences8.223.6
Other theft7.44.5
Public order1.54.6
Shoplifting1.58.4
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 48% 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.