Total Crime Rate
15.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Pauls Hill area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in St Barnabas , and the 55th lowest 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 St Pauls Hill (SO22 5AE) in the last 12 months was 15.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.4% lower than the St Barnabas average (44.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Pauls Hill (SO22 5AE), the main crime hotspot is near Station Hill. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 20 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 | Conifer Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Coker Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B3044 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Hill | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Middle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alison Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Paul'S Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Upper High Street | Local resolution |
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