Total Crime Rate

101.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Winchester Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Dunston , and the 128th highest crime rate of 357 local areas in Chesterfield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Winchester Road (S41 8QU) in the last 12 months was 101.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% lower than the Dunston average (104.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 72.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winchester Road (S41 8QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cranborne Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Winchester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blandford Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Littlemoor Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Landsdowne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ringwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cranborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ringwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wimborne Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranborne Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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