Crime Rate in Denmead, ward

Denmead has the 8th lowest crime rate of 16 wards in Winchester district and the 2125th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 394th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Denmead in the last 12 months was 45.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% lower than the Winchester district average (63.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Denmead’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 228 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 269 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Denmead ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Manx Close, with 22 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Southernhay (17 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.