Total Crime Rate
84.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
54.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Acanthus 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Holly Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whiteley Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Holly Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Acanthus Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosemary Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingswood Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maple Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maple Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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