Total Crime Rate

142.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 142.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Burglary 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

Gordon Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in St Bartholomew , and the 27th highest crime rate of 380 local areas in Winchester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gordon Avenue (SO23 0QQ) in the last 12 months was 142.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 92.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gordon Avenue (SO23 0QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gordon Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesil Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fivefields Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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