St Michael, Winchester: Safety
Safety
Crime in St Michael has dropped sharply in 2026. Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents have fallen from around 165 in both 2024 and 2025 to roughly 82 so far this year — now broadly in line with the UK average.
This is a significant shift. Previously, St Michael recorded roughly twice the national average, driven largely by shoplifting and violent crime — patterns you'd expect in a busy town centre neighbourhood rather than signs of deeper community issues.
Anti-social behaviour has also fallen noticeably, from 123 incidents in 2024 to 77 so far in 2026. Vehicle crime is down too, with just 5 incidents recorded this year compared to 38 in 2024.
The direction of travel here is clearly positive.
Source: police-recorded crime for St Michael ward (Hampshire Constabulary, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. St Michael ward: Hampshire Constabulary data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
St Michael ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
175.8
Higher than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Higher than
South East region average
84.2
Neighbouring wards
Higher than
Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery
33.8
Higher than
St Bartholomew
87.7
Higher than
St Paul
81.7
Higher than
Colden Common and Twyford
38.7
Higher than
St Luke
54.5
Higher than
Upper Meon Valley
43.4
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in St Michael ward and the South East region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences34%38%
- Shoplifting19%10%
- Drugs12%3%
- Public order9%7%
- Anti-social behaviour7%14%
- Other theft7%7%
- Criminal damage and arson5%8%
- Burglary2%3%
- Theft from the person2%1%
- Other crime1%2%
- Possession of weapons1%1%
- Vehicle crime1%4%
- Bicycle theft1%1%
- Robbery1%1%
