Crime Rates at Exchange Square, Winchester, SO23 8FJ

Exchange Square area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in St Bartholomew , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 380 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 Exchange Square (SO23 8FJ) in the last 12 months was 705.7 per 1,000 residents and was 402.0% higher than the St Bartholomew average (140.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 101 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 282.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Exchange Square (SO23 8FJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 226 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St George'S Street (67 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.