Total Crime Rate
129.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
74.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pakenham Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Denmead , and the 30th 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 Pakenham Road (PO7 3BY) in the last 12 months was 129.6 per 1,000 residents and was 212.7% higher than the Denmead average (41.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pakenham Road (PO7 3BY), the main crime hotspot is near Ewans Way. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 11 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Barfoot Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Marrelsmoor Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parker Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Bailey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kentidge Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kentidge Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stubbs Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stubbs Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Stubbs Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barfoot Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Barfoot Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newlands Avenue | — |
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