Crime Rate in Alresford and Itchen Valley, ward

Alresford and Itchen Valley has the 8th highest crime rate of 16 wards in Winchester district and the 2789th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 535th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Alresford and Itchen Valley in the last 12 months was 52.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% lower than the Winchester district average (63.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Alresford and Itchen Valley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 276 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 275.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -86.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 311 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Alresford and Itchen Valley ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Alresford Road. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 119 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.