Total Crime Rate

26.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 26.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 21.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.0 9/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Nicholson Place area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Alresford and Itchen Valley , and the 123rd lowest crime rate of 380 local areas in Winchester .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nicholson Place (SO24 9HP) in the last 12 months was 26.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% lower than the Alresford and Itchen Valley average (54.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nicholson Place (SO24 9HP), the main crime hotspot is near Mitford Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nicholson Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watercress Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watercress Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mitford Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashburton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashburton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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