Total Crime Rate

154.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 154.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.6 10/10
  • Public order 24.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.5 4/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Free Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bishop's Waltham , and the 24th highest crime rate of 379 local areas in Winchester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Free Street (SO32 1NR) in the last 12 months was 154.3 per 1,000 residents and was 170.9% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 112.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Free Street (SO32 1NR), the main crime hotspot is near Pine Road. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Free Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grovers Field Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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