Total Crime Rate
37.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Olivers Battery Road North area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery , and the 184th lowest crime rate of 379 local areas in Winchester .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Olivers Battery Road North (SO22 4JB) in the last 12 months was 37.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% higher 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Olivers Battery Road North (SO22 4JB), 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.
View Crime In Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walpole Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Manor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elder Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swithun Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walpole Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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