Postcode · Winchester
Crime in SO23 7QY
How much crime is recorded in SO23 7QY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Winchester North & Sparsholt
- Council
- Winchester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,186 (2024)
SO23 7QYWinchester
How safe is SO23 7QY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO23 7QY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 7QYNational
Violence and sexual offences19.123.6
Burglary16.59.1
Public order3.94.6
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 26% 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.