Total Crime Rate

182.6 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 182.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.9 8/10
  • Drugs 35.9 10/10
  • Public order 27.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Other crime 15.0 10/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Chesil Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in St Bartholomew , and the 21st 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 Chesil Street (SO23 0HX) in the last 12 months was 182.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 83.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chesil Street (SO23 0HX), 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 Chesil Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Busket Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Busket Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Busket Lane —
Sep 2025Drugs Eastgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Station Approach —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Station Approach —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chesil Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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