Total Crime Rate

218.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 218.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 102.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.0 10/10
  • Other theft 43.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 24.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 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

Christchurch 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 Christchurch Road (SO23 9SU) 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 Christchurch Road (SO23 9SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lansdowne Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Christchurch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Edgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ranelagh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Erskine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Beaufort Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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