Total Crime Rate
22.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Victoria Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bishop's Waltham , and the 97th lowest crime rate of 379 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 Victoria Road (SO32 1BG) in the last 12 months was 22.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% lower than the Bishop's Waltham average (56.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Victoria Road (SO32 1BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bosworth Gardens (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bishop's Waltham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bosworth Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leopold Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bosworth Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bosworth Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bosworth Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Claylands Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Battery Hill | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winchester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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