Total Crime Rate

343.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 343.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 132.5 10/10
  • Drugs 114.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.1 10/10
  • Public order 30.1 10/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Eastgate Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in St Bartholomew , and the 9th highest crime rate of 380 local areas in Winchester .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eastgate Street (SO23 8EB) in the last 12 months was 343.4 per 1,000 residents and was 144.3% higher than the St Bartholomew average (140.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 132.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastgate Street (SO23 8EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 186 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.

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Crime Over Time in Eastgate Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Silver Hill Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Station Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Old Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Silver Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Silver Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Silver Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Silver Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesil Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawn Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Water Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Water Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merchants Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beggar'S Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Brook Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lawn Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silver Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Silver Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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