Total Crime Rate

129.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 129.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.4 9/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Marrelsmoor Avenue 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 Marrelsmoor Avenue (PO7 5GH) 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 Marrelsmoor Avenue (PO7 5GH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cowdray Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nevinson Way (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marrelsmoor Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nevinson Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cavell Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poppy Fields
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poppy Fields
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sassoon Place
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cavell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchill Close

Data Sources

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