Crime in SO50: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
SO50 recorded 225 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 3.56 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 41.3% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 0.9% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring38.03 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment225 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_downCrime down 0.9% year-on-year
Total Crimes
225Annual Crime Rate
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Within SO50 district
Winchester
Estimated population
Interactive Crime Map
District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Parking Area Map | total: 10 Shoplifting: 8 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 10 |
| Supermarket Map | total: 10 Shoplifting: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 2 | 10 |
| Twyford Road Map | total: 6 Public order: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 6 |
| Highbay Close Map | total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 6 |
| Meadow Lane Map | total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 6 |
| Petrol Station Map | total: 6 Other theft: 2 Drugs: 1 | 6 |
| Oakgrove Gardens Map | total: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Shoplifting: 2 | 5 |
| Manor Road Map | total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 5 |
| Chestnut Rise Map | total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Other theft: 1 | 4 |
| Winsford Gardens Map | total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Other crime: 1 | 4 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: SO50
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in SO50 (41.3%). Anti-social Behaviour (9.8%) and Public Order (9.3%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in SO50 has fallen slightly — by 0.9%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for SO50 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.
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