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Crime in SO23 8

How much crime is recorded in SO23 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Winchester
Region
South East
Population
15,707 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SO23 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in SO23 8, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
26.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 8National
Violence and sexual offences23.423.6
Shoplifting15.58.4
Drugs7.92.4
Burglary7.69.1
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Public order6.94.6
Other theft4.84.5
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Robbery1.01.4
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 21% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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