Total Crime Rate

175.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 175.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 115.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Hamblin Gardens area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in St Barnabas , and the 21st highest crime rate of 380 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 Hamblin Gardens (SO22 6GE) in the last 12 months was 175.0 per 1,000 residents and was 296.6% higher than the St Barnabas average (44.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 115.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamblin Gardens (SO22 6GE), the main crime hotspot is near Venta Drive. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hamblin Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pyle Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Chisslands Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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