Total Crime Rate

84.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Acanthus Court area has the 17th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bishop's Waltham , and the 61st highest crime rate of 380 local areas in Winchester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Acanthus Court (PO15 7DB) in the last 12 months was 84.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% higher than the Bishop's Waltham average (59.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acanthus Court (PO15 7DB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Acanthus Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holly Court
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whiteley Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holly Court
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Acanthus Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosemary Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingswood Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Rise Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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