Total Crime Rate
94.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cowdown Cottages area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 16 local areas in The Worthys , and the 54th 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 Cowdown Cottages (SO21 3DN) in the last 12 months was 94.7 per 1,000 residents and was 223.3% higher than the The Worthys average (29.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
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