Total Crime Rate

20.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 20.1 2/10
  • Violent crimes 7.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wavell Way area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in St Luke , and the 93rd lowest crime rate of 380 local areas in Winchester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wavell Way (SO22 4EG) in the last 12 months was 20.1 per 1,000 residents and was 66.1% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wavell Way (SO22 4EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Somers Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Drayton Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wavell Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Badger Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Drayton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selborne Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Annes Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Falcon View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Falcon View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Falcon View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Meadow Way Under investigation
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 2026Other crime Drayton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drayton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Selborne Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Drayton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Badger Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sheridan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolfe Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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