Total Crime Rate
38.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Garfield Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bishop's Waltham , and the 190th highest 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 Garfield Road (SO32 1AT) in the last 12 months was 38.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Garfield Road (SO32 1AT), 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 | Public order | Bank Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Cross Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Southfields Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Middlebrook | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Morley Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Langton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Under investigation |
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