Total Crime Rate
195.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
115.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bank Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bishop's Waltham , and the 18th highest crime rate of 380 local areas in Winchester .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bank Street (SO32 1AE) in the last 12 months was 195.6 per 1,000 residents and was 231.6% higher than the Bishop's Waltham average (59.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 115.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bank Street (SO32 1AE), the main crime hotspot is near Cross Street. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Southfields Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shore Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Little Shore Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Cross Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Middlebrook | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bank Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastways | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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