Total Crime Rate
23.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Michaels Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in St Bartholomew , and the 109th lowest crime rate of 380 local areas in Winchester .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Michaels Road (SO23 9JE) in the last 12 months was 23.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.1% lower than the St Bartholomew average (140.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Michaels Road (SO23 9JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kings Head Yard, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dome Alley (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Winchester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beaumond Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Little Minster Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dome Alley | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dome Alley | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dome Alley | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Beaufort Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Edgar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kings Head Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Thomas Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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