Crime Rates at St Peter Street, Winchester, SO23 8BW

St Peter Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in St Bartholomew , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 379 local areas in Winchester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Peter Street (SO23 8BW) in the last 12 months was 717.1 per 1,000 residents and was 396.1% higher than the St Bartholomew average (144.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 110 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 204.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 93 (≈ 265.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 111.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Peter Street (SO23 8BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 220 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Silver Hill (70 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.