Postcode · Winchester
Crime in SO23 7AE
How much crime is recorded in SO23 7AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Winchester Central & South
- Council
- Winchester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,859 (2024)
SO23 7AEWinchester
How safe is SO23 7AE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO23 7AE 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
17.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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).
SO23 7AENational
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Shoplifting5.58.4
Public order3.64.6
Other theft3.54.5
Burglary2.99.1
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 67% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.