Total Crime Rate
29.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mount Close area has the 29th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in St Barnabas , and the 147th lowest crime rate of 379 local areas in Winchester .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mount Close (SO22 6ET) in the last 12 months was 29.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% lower than the St Barnabas average (43.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mount Close (SO22 6ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grove Place, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mountbatten Court (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Barnabas| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Vernham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mountbatten Court | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lynford Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mountbatten Court | Under investigation |
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