Postcode district · Winchester
Crime in SO23
How much crime is recorded in SO23, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Winchester
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 36,493 (2024)
SO23Postcode district · Winchester
How safe is SO23
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in SO23, 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
23.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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).
SO23National
Violence and sexual offences19.223.6
Shoplifting10.18.4
Burglary7.89.1
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Public order5.14.6
Drugs4.82.4
Other theft4.24.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.