Total Crime Rate
10.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Alma Cottages area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Alresford and Itchen Valley , and the 28th lowest crime rate of 379 local areas in Winchester .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Alma Cottages (SO24 9DL) in the last 12 months was 10.0 per 1,000 residents and was 80.8% lower than the Alresford and Itchen Valley average (52.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Alma Cottages (SO24 9DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southdowns, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kiln Lane (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Alresford and Itchen Valley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Brook | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Southdowns | Under investigation |
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