Postcode · Winchester
Crime in SO23 9NT
How much crime is recorded in SO23 9NT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Winchester Central & South
- Council
- Winchester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,835 (2024)
SO23 9NTWinchester
How safe is SO23 9NT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO23 9NT 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
23.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 9NTNational
Violence and sexual offences19.723.6
Public order6.84.6
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Other theft4.94.5
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Drugs3.92.4
Burglary3.89.1
Other crime3.11.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% 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.