Total Crime Rate
21.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Cross Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in St Luke , and the 91st lowest crime rate of 379 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 Cross Road (SO23 9PR) in the last 12 months was 21.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.7% lower than the St Luke average (60.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Cross Road (SO23 9PR), the main crime hotspot is near Lansdowne Avenue. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Luke| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priors Barton | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Compton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clausentum Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Norman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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