Total Crime Rate

127.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 127.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 100.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Park Approach 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 Park Approach (PO17 5NR) 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 Park Approach (PO17 5NR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Park Approach area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Portland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Pipistrelle Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Portland Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lesser Horseshoe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lesser Horseshoe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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