Crime Rates at Parchment Street, Winchester, SO23 8BA

Parchment Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in St Bartholomew , and the 51st 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 Parchment Street (SO23 8BA) in the last 12 months was 96.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parchment Street (SO23 8BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 222 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Silver Hill (69 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.