Crime Rates at Bridge Lane, Shawford, Winchester, SO21 2BL

Bridge Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery , and the 50th highest crime rate of 380 local areas in Winchester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bridge Lane (SO21 2BL) in the last 12 months was 97.3 per 1,000 residents and was 183.9% higher than the Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery average (34.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 65.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridge Lane (SO21 2BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shawford, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.