Total Crime Rate

145.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 145.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.4 10/10
  • Burglary 20.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Witherbed Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bishop's Waltham , and the 25th highest crime rate of 379 local areas in Winchester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Witherbed Lane (PO15 6RF) in the last 12 months was 145.2 per 1,000 residents and was 154.9% higher than the Bishop's Waltham average (56.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 175.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Witherbed Lane (PO15 6RF), the main crime hotspot is near Cobham Grove. Police recorded 2 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Witherbed Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobham Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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