Total Crime Rate
82.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
60.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Peter Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in St Bartholomew , and the 65th 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 St Peter Street (SO23 8DN) in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% 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 Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 60.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Peter Street (SO23 8DN), 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.
View Crime In Winchester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Silver Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St George'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Market Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Market Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St George'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St George'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St George'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St George'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St George'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St George'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St George'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St George'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St George'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St George'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St George'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St George'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St George'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St George'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Silver Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kings Head Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Clement Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Clement Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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