Crime Rates at Edgar Road, Winchester, SO23 9TW

Edgar Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in St Luke , and the 113th 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 Road (SO23 9TW) in the last 12 months was 24.2 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgar Road (SO23 9TW), 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.