Crime Rate in St Paul, ward

St Paul has the 4th highest crime rate of 16 wards in Winchester district and the 3760th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 550th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Paul in the last 12 months was 64.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% higher than the Winchester district average (63.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Paul’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 313 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 388 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Paul ward, the main local crime hotspot is near West Hill Drive. Police recorded 187 crimes here, including 110 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.