Total Crime Rate
350.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Winnall Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in St Bartholomew , and the 9th 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 Winnall Close (SO23 0LB) in the last 12 months was 350.7 per 1,000 residents and was 142.5% higher than the St Bartholomew average (144.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 120.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Winnall Close (SO23 0LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warren Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Bartholomew| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Winnall Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Imber Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Warren Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Winnall Valley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Easton Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Easton Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Garbett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Garbett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Garbett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Garbett Road | Under investigation |
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