Total Crime Rate
211.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Christchurch Road area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in St Luke , and the 17th highest crime rate of 379 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 Christchurch Road (SO23 9SU) in the last 12 months was 211.8 per 1,000 residents and was 252.9% higher 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 127.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Christchurch Road (SO23 9SU), 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Erskine Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Erskine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Erskine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Erskine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St James' Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Compton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Norman Road | Under investigation |
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