Postcode district · Winchester
Crime in SO22
How much crime is recorded in SO22, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Winchester
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 42,251 (2024)
SO22Postcode district · Winchester
How safe is SO22
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in SO22, 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
19.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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).
SO22National
Violence and sexual offences16.123.6
Burglary6.19.1
Shoplifting4.18.4
Other theft3.44.5
Public order3.24.6
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.42.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.