Crime Rates at The Brooks, Winchester, SO23 8TL

The Brooks area has the highest crime rate of 59 local areas in St Bartholomew , and the highest crime rate of 379 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 The Brooks (SO23 8TL) in the last 12 months was 1280.6 per 1,000 residents and was 785.8% higher than the St Bartholomew average (144.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 127 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 161 (≈ 447.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Brooks (SO23 8TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 220 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.