Wight Rural East vs Winchester Central

Wight Rural East has a safety score of 35/100 (Below Average) and recorded 596 crimes in the last 12 months. Winchester Central has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 2,690 crimes. Wight Rural East scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Wight Rural East shows a year-on-year crime trend of -14.5% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Winchester Central shows +0.5% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Wight Rural East, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (249 incidents). In Winchester Central, it is Violent Crime (1,039 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Wight Rural East recorded 64 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Winchester Central recorded 229. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Wight Rural East totalled 249 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,039 in Winchester Central. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Wight Rural East recorded 697 crimes (now 596, a change of -14.5%). Winchester Central recorded 2,677 crimes previously (now 2,690, +0.5%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Wight Rural East has a resolution rate of 50% and Winchester Central has 28.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Wight Rural East falls within the Hampshire Constabulary boundary. Winchester Central is covered by Hampshire Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Wight Rural East and Winchester Central. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.