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Crime in Winchester by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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2,052crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+3%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Cheritonlowest rate7.2 per 1,000 a year
37.1middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Bishop's Waltham (-15%), Winchester (-1%) and Whiteley (19%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1WhiteleyPO15 · 17,972 residents 99.7▲ 19%violence
2WinchesterSO23 · 41,618 residents 96.9▼ 1%violence
3Kings WorthySO23 · 1,664 residents 91.3▲ 19%violence
4WickhamPO17 · 2,952 residents 65▼ 14%violence
5Bishop's WalthamSO32 · 8,551 residents 60.3▼ 15%violence
6DenmeadPO7 · 15,078 residents 54.6▲ 22%violence
7Sutton ScotneySO21 · 1,513 residents 50.2▼ 24%theft
8SpringvaleSO23 · 4,925 residents 49.50%violence
9OtterbourneSO21 · 2,129 residents 47▲ 56%violence
10ShawfordSO21 · 1,691 residents 40.2▼ 32%public order
11SwanmoreSO32 · 3,454 residents 37.1▼ 41%violence
12New AlresfordSO24 · 6,253 residents 32.6▲ 24%violence
13TwyfordSO21 · 1,691 residents 28.4▼ 43%theft
14Colden CommonSO21 · 4,301 residents 25.1▼ 29%anti-social behaviour
15South WonstonSO21 · 2,962 residents 21.6▼ 20%theft
16Waltham ChaseSO32 · 3,246 residents 20.9▼ 47%violence
17LittletonSO22 · 4,051 residents 20.7▲ 62%violence
18BrambridgeSO50 · 4,301 residents 20.5▼ 39%violence
19SouthwickPO17 · 1,834 residents 19.6–violence
20ExtonSO32 · 2,146 residents 14.9–violence
21Itchen AbbasSO21 · 2,019 residents 13.9–vehicle crime
22CheritonSO24 · 2,223 residents 7.2–violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Winchester have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Cheriton, Itchen Abbas, Exton, Southwick and Brambridge.

Which areas of Winchester have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Whiteley, Winchester, Kings Worthy, Wickham and Bishop's Waltham.

Is crime going up or down in Winchester?

Across Winchester, 2,052 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 3% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.