STUDENTS at a Hampshire university experience some of the lowest levels of crime in England and Wales, according to a new guide.

TheCompleteUniversityGuide.co.uk (CUG) says Winchester University is one of the safest places for higher education study in the country.

Campus Crime Data 2016, compiled by CUG from official police data, places the University of Winchester third out of almost 130 universities and other higher education institutions ranked for the most common criminal offences affecting students.

The South East tops the regional ranking, where Winchester comes second in the table of 17 universities closely behind the University of York and University of Buckingham.