Total Crime Rate
127.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
100.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Charity View area has the 7th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bishop's Waltham , and the 31st highest crime rate of 380 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 Charity View (PO17 5NG) in the last 12 months was 127.7 per 1,000 residents and was 116.4% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charity View (PO17 5NG), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Southwick and Wickham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Portland Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pipistrelle Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portland Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Portland Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lesser Horseshoe Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lesser Horseshoe Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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