Total Crime Rate
111.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
60.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Victoria Road 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 Victoria Road (SO23 7DU) 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 Victoria Road (SO23 7DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Winchester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Alfred Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | City Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Jewry Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Swan Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | City Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | City Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | City Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | City Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | City Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Staple Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tower Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hyde Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Tower Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | King Alfred Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Alfred Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B3044 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Brassey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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