Total Crime Rate

36.3 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 36.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • 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
  • 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

Elder Close area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery , and the 178th 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 Elder Close (SO22 4LG) in the last 12 months was 36.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elder Close (SO22 4LG), the main crime hotspot is near Chatham Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 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 Elder Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Elder Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cobbett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cobbett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cobbett Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walpole Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walpole Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Chatham Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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