Total Crime Rate
51.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Main Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery , and the 129th 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 Main Road (SO21 1TB) in the last 12 months was 51.3 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 492.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Main Road (SO21 1TB), the main crime hotspot is near Bluebell Green. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Copse | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackthorn Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bluebell Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wessex Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bluebell Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Aspen Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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