Total Crime Rate
39.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Old Station Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Alresford and Itchen Valley , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 379 local areas in Winchester .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Old Station Road (SO21 1AZ) in the last 12 months was 39.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% lower than the Alresford and Itchen Valley average (52.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old Station Road (SO21 1AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Hill, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hazeldene Gardens (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Alresford and Itchen Valley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazeldene Gardens | Under investigation |
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