Total Crime Rate

18.6 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 18.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Plovers Down area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery , and the 69th lowest crime rate of 379 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 Plovers Down (SO22 4HH) in the last 12 months was 18.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% lower than the Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery average (36.8 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plovers Down (SO22 4HH), the main crime hotspot is near Partridge Down. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery

Crime Over Time in Plovers Down area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Shepherds Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Compton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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