Winchester Central — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
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Recorded crime — June 2026
228 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (244): ▼ 16 (7%) lower. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences71 · 31%
- Shoplifting45 · 20%
- Other theft25 · 11%
- Anti-social behaviour21 · 9%
- Public order20 · 9%
- Drugs15 · 7%
- Criminal damage and arson13 · 6%
- Other crime5 · 2%
Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.
What happened to reported crimes — June 2026
186 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified64 · 34%
- Unable to prosecute suspect53 · 28%
- Awaiting court outcome35 · 19%
- Local resolution22 · 12%
- Offender given a caution7 · 4%
- Action to be taken by another organisation3 · 2%
Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.
Current priorities
Rural
Tackling rural crime – We will work closely with communities to identify rural crime trends and series and then tackle and problem solve in partnership
Set: 2026-05-01
Retail
Focus on ASB and shoplifting within the City Centre and other urban areas
Set: 2026-05-01
ASB
Focus on drug related ASB and harm across the District
Set: 2026-05-01
Team locations
- Winchester (station)Mottisfont Court, Tower Street, Winchester, SO23 8ZD
Nearby teams in Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary
- Winchester South
- Winchester North
- Winchester Rural West
- Winchester Rural East
- Winchester Rural North
- Eastleigh West
Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary.