Total Crime Rate
72.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
56.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Firmstone Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in St Bartholomew , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 380 local areas in Winchester .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Firmstone Road (SO23 0PB) in the last 12 months was 72.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 56.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Firmstone Road (SO23 0PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Garbett Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moss Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Winchester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Palm Hall Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Furley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garbett Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garbett Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Garbett Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Garbett Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Garbett Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winnall Manor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Furley Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Furley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moss Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moss Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Longhouse Green | — |
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