Total Crime Rate

69.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.4 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 69.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 45.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Battery Hill area has the 8th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in St Luke , and the 97th 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 Battery Hill (SO22 4DD) in the last 12 months was 69.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 45.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Battery Hill (SO22 4DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queens Mead, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bailey Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Battery Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilberforce Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sheridan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keble Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keble Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selborne Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Drayton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drayton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Drayton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Drayton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Selborne Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Monarch Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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