Total Crime Rate

77.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 77.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Princes Place area has the 6th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in St Luke , and the 74th highest crime rate of 380 local areas in Winchester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Princes Place (SO22 4AR) in the last 12 months was 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% higher than the St Luke average (59.1 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Place (SO22 4AR), the main crime hotspot is near Lansdowne Avenue. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Princes Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whiteshute Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Green Jacket Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs B3335 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lansdowne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milner Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milner Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ranelagh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Paulet Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Stuart Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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