Crime Rates at High Street, Winchester, SO23 9LA

High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in St Bartholomew , and the 5th 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 High Street (SO23 9LA) in the last 12 months was 603.6 per 1,000 residents and was 329.4% 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 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 83 (≈ 373.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SO23 9LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 222 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.