Crap Towns / Winchester / Crime

How much crime is there in Winchester?

The police recorded 79.4 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Winchester from September 2023 to August 2026, about the same as the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 33.4. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 76.9, down from 79.2 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	79.2	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	82.2	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	76.9	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	33.4	34.1
Shoplifting	11.0	7.1
Public order	7.9	6.6
Other theft	6.0	5.4
Drugs	5.4	2.4
Criminal damage and arson	5.2	7.0
Burglary	3.0	3.1
Other crime	2.5	2.0
Vehicle crime	2.2	3.8
Possession of weapons	0.9	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.8	0.5
Theft from the person	0.6	0.4
Robbery	0.5	0.6

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Southampton	16.4 km	126
Winchester	–	79.4
Eastleigh	10.2 km	70.4
Botley	16.6 km	70.4
West End	14.9 km	56.9
Hedge End	16.0 km	54.8
Romsey	13.4 km	52.8
Bishop's Waltham	13.7 km	45.1
North Baddesley	12.9 km	40.3
Chandler's Ford	9.4 km	34.8
New Alresford	11.0 km	30.6
The typical town	–	76.2