Total Crime Rate
56.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Hawthorns area has the 26th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bishop's Waltham , and the 117th highest crime rate of 379 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 The Hawthorns (SO32 1JX) in the last 12 months was 56.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 800.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 800.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Hawthorns (SO32 1JX), the main crime hotspot is near Clover Way. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 7 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Clover Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winchester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ashton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Battery Hill | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albany Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Buttercup Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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