Total Crime Rate

220.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 220.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 14.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Square area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bishop's Waltham , and the 16th highest crime rate of 379 local areas in Winchester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Square (PO17 5JQ) in the last 12 months was 220.2 per 1,000 residents and was 286.8% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 151.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 147.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Square (PO17 5JQ), the main crime hotspot is near The Square. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dairymoor —
Sep 2025Other crime Wykeham Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roberts Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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