Total Crime Rate
84.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Little Shore Lane area has the 18th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bishop's Waltham , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 380 local areas in Winchester .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Little Shore Lane (SO32 1ED) in the last 12 months was 84.1 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Little Shore Lane (SO32 1ED), 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 | Drugs | Middlebrook | Local resolution |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Cross 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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