Total Crime Rate

195.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 195.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 115.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.8 10/10
  • Public order 19.3 9/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.3 9/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Free 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 Free Street (SO32 1EE) 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 Free Street (SO32 1EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bank Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Free Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Middlebrook Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Pine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Shore Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chalky Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shore Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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