Total Crime Rate

111.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 111.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Drugs 14.0 9/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Swan Lane area has the 20th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in St Bartholomew , and the 43rd 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 Swan Lane (SO23 7AA) in the last 12 months was 111.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swan Lane (SO23 7AA), the main crime hotspot is near St George'S Street. Police recorded 190 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Swan Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Clement Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Swan Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Upper High Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gordon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Gordon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St Clement Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Clement Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Alfred Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Tower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Alfred Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order King Alfred Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Clement Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St George'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hyde Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St George'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Swan Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St George'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Black Swan Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Valentines Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Valentines Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft St Valentines Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Valentines Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Valentines Close —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Albion Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Jewry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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