Crime Rates at High Street, Winchester, SO23 9BA

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 59 local areas in St Bartholomew , and the 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 High Street (SO23 9BA) in the last 12 months was 1327.8 per 1,000 residents and was 844.5% 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 129 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 59.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 158 (≈ 438.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SO23 9BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St George'S Street, where police recorded 190 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Silver Hill (69 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.