Total Crime Rate

247.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

138.6 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 247.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 138.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.3 10/10
  • Drugs 39.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Public order 22.3 9/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Staple Gardens 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 Staple Gardens (SO23 8SR) 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 Staple Gardens (SO23 8SR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Staple Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Beaumond Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St George'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St George'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St George'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St George'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kings Head Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Clement Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Clement Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs St Clement Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs St Clement Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Swan Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St George'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St George'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Black Swan Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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