Total Crime Rate

112.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 112.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.2 9/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Purbrook Heath Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Denmead , and the 42nd 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 Purbrook Heath Road (PO7 5RT) in the last 12 months was 112.5 per 1,000 residents and was 171.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purbrook Heath Road (PO7 5RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parkside Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Purbrook Heath Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchill Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Cavell Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cavell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sassoon Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poppy Fields —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poppy Fields —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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