Total Crime Rate
19.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rooksdown Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery , and the 88th 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 Rooksdown Road (SO22 4LT) in the last 12 months was 19.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% lower than the Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery average (34.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rooksdown Road (SO22 4LT), the main crime hotspot is near Walton Place. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Winchester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ashbarn Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Somers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mildmay Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mildmay Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lowden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Silverwood Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Silverwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kestrel Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Walton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Charfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lark Hill Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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