Total Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.1 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 82.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Worthy Lane area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in St Bartholomew , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 380 local areas in Winchester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Worthy Lane (SO23 7AB) in the last 12 months was 82.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Worthy Lane (SO23 7AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Hill (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Worthy Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting City Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Alfred Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Hill Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hyde Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting City Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order King Alfred Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Alfred Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Brassey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery City Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abbey Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting City Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order City Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting City Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Swan Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Winton Court Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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