Total Crime Rate
35.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Churchfields area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery , and the 174th 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 Churchfields (SO21 1NN) in the last 12 months was 35.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% lower 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 Other theft with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Churchfields (SO21 1NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queen Street, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dolphin Hill (2 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 | Other theft | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brewers Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hill Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hill Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Roman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Old Rectory Lane | Under investigation |
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