Total Crime Rate

15.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 15.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Walpole Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in St Luke , and the 49th lowest crime rate of 379 local areas in Winchester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walpole Road (SO22 4ES) in the last 12 months was 15.3 per 1,000 residents and was 74.5% lower than the St Luke average (60.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -86.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -89.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 171.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walpole Road (SO22 4ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elder Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walpole Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Walpole Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walpole Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs The Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walpole Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Elder Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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