Total Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.9 5/10
  • Other theft 24.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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
  • 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

Penton Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery , and the 115th 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 Penton Road (SO21 1PG) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.6% 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 Other theft with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penton Road (SO21 1PG), the main crime hotspot is near Shipley Road. Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 3 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 Penton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hewlett Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bourne Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beechcroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beechcroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dunfords Acre Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bourne Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hewlett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Old Rectory Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hewlett Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Northfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Franklin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Coles Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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