Total Crime Rate
15.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Piping Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery , and the 53rd 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 Piping Road (SO21 1UH) in the last 12 months was 15.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Piping Road (SO21 1UH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birch Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawthorn Close (4 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 | Hill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grays Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tees Farm Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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