Crime Rate in Upper Meon Valley, ward

Upper Meon Valley has the 4th lowest crime rate of 16 wards in Winchester district and the 1404th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 229th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Upper Meon Valley in the last 12 months was 37.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% lower than the Winchester district average (63.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Upper Meon Valley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Upper Meon Valley ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.