Bishop's Waltham & Waltham Chase
Middle areaSouth Winchester. 10,791 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 23 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 80% of people in Bishop's Waltham & Waltham Chase live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Bishop's Waltham & Waltham Chase
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bishop's Waltham & Waltham Chase at a rate of 46.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 61.3 per 1,000 people across Winchester.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 205 |
| Other crime | 99 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 70 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 54 |
| Shoplifting | 24 |
| Burglary | 20 |
| Vehicle crime | 18 |
| Drug offences | 6 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Bishop's Waltham & Waltham Chase compares
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Is Bishop's Waltham & Waltham Chase safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bishop's Waltham & Waltham Chase at a rate of 46.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 61.3 per 1,000 people across Winchester.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 41 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bishop's Waltham & Waltham Chase.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (205), other crime (99) and anti-social behaviour (70).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Winchester
These figures are published for the whole of Winchester, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Winchester and not Bishop's Waltham & Waltham Chase alone. See Winchester
Bishop's Waltham & Waltham Chase in brief
The median price paid for a home in Bishop's Waltham & Waltham Chase was £376,000 in 2025.
Bishop's Waltham & Waltham Chase had 10,203 usual residents at the census.
About 80% of people in Bishop's Waltham & Waltham Chase live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bishop's Waltham & Waltham Chase, 72.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.