Crime Rates at Eastgate Street, Winchester, SO23 8EB

Eastgate Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in St Bartholomew , and the 8th highest crime rate of 379 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 Eastgate Street (SO23 8EB) in the last 12 months was 415.7 per 1,000 residents and was 187.5% higher than the St Bartholomew average (144.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 156.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% 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 (70 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.