Crime Rate in Salisbury Bemerton Heath, ward

Salisbury Bemerton Heath has the 9th highest crime rate of 98 wards in Wiltshire district and the 2420th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 161st highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Salisbury Bemerton Heath in the last 12 months was 85.3 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% higher than the Wiltshire district average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Salisbury Bemerton Heath’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 221 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 111.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 268 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Salisbury Bemerton Heath ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.