Crime Rates at Orchard Close, Alresford, SO24 9PY

Orchard Close area has the lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Alresford and Itchen Valley , and the 3rd lowest crime rate of 379 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 Orchard Close (SO24 9PY) in the last 12 months was 3.6 per 1,000 residents and was 93.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Close (SO24 9PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arundel Close, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lindley Gardens (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.