Total Crime Rate
42.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Swanmore Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in St Barnabas , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 379 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 Swanmore Close (SO22 6LX) in the last 12 months was 42.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 97.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Swanmore Close (SO22 6LX), the main crime hotspot is near Rowlings Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Barnabas| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowlings Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rewlands Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Larg Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramshaw Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Taplings Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upton Grey Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rowlings Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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