Total Crime Rate
51.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chapel Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Central Meon Valley , and the 133rd 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 Chapel Road (SO32 2QA) in the last 12 months was 51.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% higher than the Central Meon Valley average (35.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chapel Road (SO32 2QA), the main crime hotspot is near Cobbett Close. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Old Spring Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamble Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Holywell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Holywell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Holywell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Holywell Close | — |
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