Total Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 36.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 28.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Taplings Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in St Barnabas , and the 179th lowest crime rate of 380 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 Taplings Road (SO22 6HF) in the last 12 months was 36.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% lower than the St Barnabas average (44.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taplings Road (SO22 6HF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Taplings Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pemerton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bramshaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Taplings Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Taplings Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Upton Grey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acorn Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rowlings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trussell Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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