Postcode · Winchester
Crime in SO23 8DA
How much crime is recorded in SO23 8DA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Winchester Central & South
- Council
- Winchester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,926 (2024)
SO23 8DAWinchester
How safe is SO23 8DA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO23 8DA area, 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
27.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
98
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 8DANational
Shoplifting29.28.4
Violence and sexual offences23.823.6
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Public order8.94.6
Drugs7.82.4
Burglary7.59.1
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Other theft4.54.5
Other crime1.71.5
Theft from the person1.22.1
Robbery1.01.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.