Total Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 26.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Edward Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in St Bartholomew , and the 167th highest crime rate of 380 local areas in Winchester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edward Road (SO23 9RB) in the last 12 months was 41.7 per 1,000 residents and was 70.4% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edward Road (SO23 9RB), the main crime hotspot is near Lansdowne Avenue. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edward Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whiteshute Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs B3335 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lansdowne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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