Total Crime Rate
124.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hoe Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bishop's Waltham , and the 30th highest crime rate of 379 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 Hoe Road (SO32 1DU) in the last 12 months was 124.7 per 1,000 residents and was 119.1% higher 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 108.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 109.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 108.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hoe Road (SO32 1DU), the main crime hotspot is near Gunners Park. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bishop's Waltham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rareridge Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Road | Under investigation |
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