Postcode · Winchester
Crime in SO22 5BT
How much crime is recorded in SO22 5BT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Winchester Central & South
- Council
- Winchester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,499 (2024)
SO22 5BTWinchester
How safe is SO22 5BT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO22 5BT 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
18.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 5BTNational
Shoplifting18.38.4
Violence and sexual offences15.723.6
Public order8.64.6
Other theft6.54.5
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Drugs2.72.4
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Burglary1.69.1
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Robbery0.61.4
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.