Total Crime Rate
24.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Winchester Way area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Lower Willingdon , and the 176th lowest crime rate of 494 local areas in Wealden .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Winchester Way (BN22 0JP) in the last 12 months was 24.1 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% lower than the Lower Willingdon average (37.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Winchester Way (BN22 0JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Mews (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Upper Willingdon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lodge Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Church Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Willingdon Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Willingdon Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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