Total Crime Rate

79.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 79.1 7/10
  • Other theft 27.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 23.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 9.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Plough Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery , and the 71st highest crime rate of 380 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 Plough Way (SO22 4PW) in the last 12 months was 79.1 per 1,000 residents and was 130.7% higher 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 Other theft with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plough Way (SO22 4PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Silverwood Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lark Hill Rise (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Plough Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Meadow Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Harvest Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kestrel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lark Hill Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silverwood Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Plough Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Harvest Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Annes Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Falcon View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Falcon View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Falcon View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Silverwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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