Total Crime Rate

200.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 200.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.8 9/10
  • Public order 30.8 10/10
  • Other theft 20.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 8/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beggars Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in St Bartholomew , and the 19th highest crime rate of 379 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 Beggars Lane (SO23 0HE) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% higher than the St Bartholomew average (144.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 117.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 103.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beggars Lane (SO23 0HE), the main crime hotspot is near Bridge Street. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beggars Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Brook Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Busket Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Eastgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Durngate Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Lane Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Brook Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lower Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moss Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Station Approach —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Station Approach —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Busket Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Busket Lane —
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Data Sources

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