Crime Rates at Edgar Villas, Winchester, SO23 9TP

Edgar Villas area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in St Bartholomew , and the 109th lowest crime rate of 380 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 Edgar Villas (SO23 9TP) in the last 12 months was 23.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.1% lower than the St Bartholomew average (140.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgar Villas (SO23 9TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Compton Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southgate Street (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.