Total Crime Rate

107.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 107.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.6 1/10
  • Drugs 1.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.6 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St James Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in St Luke , and the 45th highest crime rate of 380 local areas in Winchester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James Lane (SO22 4NX) in the last 12 months was 107.3 per 1,000 residents and was 81.6% higher than the St Luke average (59.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Lane (SO22 4NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Erskine Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St James Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Beaumond Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Middle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Erskine Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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