Total Crime Rate
247.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
138.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Belgarum Place area has the 10th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in St Bartholomew , and the 16th highest crime rate of 380 local areas in Winchester .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Belgarum Place (SO23 8SL) in the last 12 months was 247.5 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% higher 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 138.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Belgarum Place (SO23 8SL), the main crime hotspot is near St George'S Street. Police recorded 190 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Winchester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Black Swan Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St George'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cross Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Albion Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Jewry Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Black Swan Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Swan Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | City Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | City Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | City Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | City Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | City Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | City Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Staple Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Black Swan Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Black Swan Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Tower Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Clement Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | 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 | Shoplifting | Kings Head Yard | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | St Clement Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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