Total Crime Rate
107.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Plough Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery , and the 49th highest crime rate of 379 local areas in Winchester .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Plough Way (SO22 4PW) in the last 12 months was 107.0 per 1,000 residents and was 190.5% higher than the Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery average (36.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -91.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 51.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 335.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Plough Way (SO22 4PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadow Way, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fallow Field (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wheatland Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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