Postcode · Winchester
Crime in SO22 6LU
How much crime is recorded in SO22 6LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Winchester North & Sparsholt
- Council
- Winchester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,205 (2024)
How safe is SO22 6LU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO22 6LU area, less than half 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
15.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 6LUNational
Violence and sexual offences11.223.6
Burglary8.09.1
Other theft2.94.5
Public order2.74.6
Shoplifting1.38.4
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Robbery0.71.4
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Other crime0.31.5
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.