Total Crime Rate

79.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 79.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.6 1/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Drugs 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

St James Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in St Luke , and the 78th highest 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 St James Lane (SO22 4NX) in the last 12 months was 79.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% higher than the St Luke average (60.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Lane (SO22 4NX), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St James Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Crowder Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Erskine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Compton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St James' Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mews Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Erskine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Erskine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Erskine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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