Total Crime Rate

61.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.0 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 61.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Water Lane area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in St Bartholomew , and the 109th highest crime rate of 380 local areas in Winchester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Water Lane (SO23 0EW) in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% lower than the St Bartholomew average (140.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Lane (SO23 0EW), the main crime hotspot is near Silver Hill. Police recorded 182 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Water Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Old Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesil Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Silver Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Silver Hill Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Bridge Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Bridge Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Silver Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Busket Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Silver Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Silver Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Silver Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Busket Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Silver Hill Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wales Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moss Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moss Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Water Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Water Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Silver Hill Local resolution
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Data Sources

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