Total Crime Rate
25.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sleepers Hill area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in St Bartholomew , and the 119th lowest crime rate of 380 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 Sleepers Hill (SO22 4NB) in the last 12 months was 25.5 per 1,000 residents and was 81.9% lower than the St Bartholomew average (140.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sleepers Hill (SO22 4NB), the main crime hotspot is near Octavia Hill. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 33 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Octavia Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Octavia Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Kerrfield Mews | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kerrfield Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mildmay Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mildmay Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wykeham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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