Crime Rate in Salisbury Harnham West, ward

Salisbury Harnham West has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 98 wards in Wiltshire district and the 1260th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 178th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Salisbury Harnham West in the last 12 months was 36.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% lower than the Wiltshire district average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Salisbury Harnham West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 98 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Salisbury Harnham West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.