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Crime in SO23 9LP

How much crime is recorded in SO23 9LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Winchester Central & South
Council
Winchester
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,812 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SO23 9LP

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO23 9LP area, broadly in line with 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
29.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
108
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 9LPNational
Shoplifting27.48.4
Violence and sexual offences26.523.6
Public order15.14.6
Burglary10.99.1
Drugs10.72.4
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Other theft6.44.5
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Theft from the person1.42.1
Robbery1.11.4
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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