Total Crime Rate
218.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
102.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beaufort Road area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in St Luke , and the 17th 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 Beaufort Road (SO23 9ST) in the last 12 months was 218.1 per 1,000 residents and was 269.0% higher than the St Luke average (59.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 102.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beaufort Road (SO23 9ST), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Winchester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beaumond Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ranelagh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Edgar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Beaufort Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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