Total Crime Rate

41.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Finches Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery , and the 171st highest 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 Finches Close (SO21 1FQ) in the last 12 months was 41.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finches Close (SO21 1FQ), the main crime hotspot is near Blackthorn Green. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery

Crime Over Time in Finches Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wessex Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Aspen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finches Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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