Total Crime Rate

78.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 78.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 20th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Shirley , and the 336th lowest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

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 (SO16 6UG) in the last 12 months was 78.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% lower than the Shirley average (119.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winchester Road (SO16 6UG), the main crime hotspot is near St James'S Close. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Winchester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Winifred'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Briarswood Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dale Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St James'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs St James'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Winifred'S Road —
Sep 2025Public order Salem Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chalybeate Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Briarswood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anglesea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Briarswood Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anglesea Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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