City · Hampshire
Crime in Winchester
How much crime is recorded in Winchester, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Winchester
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 49,236 (2024)
WinchesterCity · Hampshire
How safe is Winchester
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in Winchester, 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
22.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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).
WinchesterNational
Violence and sexual offences19.623.6
Shoplifting8.98.4
Burglary5.59.1
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Public order4.64.6
Drugs4.12.4
Other theft3.94.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other crime1.81.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
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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.