Total Crime Rate
37.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hazel Close area has the 26th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery , and the 188th lowest crime rate of 379 local areas in Winchester .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hazel Close (SO21 1DL) in the last 12 months was 37.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% higher than the Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery average (36.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 800.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 350.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 157.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hazel Close (SO21 1DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chapel Grove, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hazel Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfields Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hazel Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Aspen Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Copse | Local resolution |
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