Total Crime Rate
146.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
67.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Salisbury Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Marlborough East , and the 134th highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Salisbury Road (SN8 4AE) in the last 12 months was 146.4 per 1,000 residents and was 210.5% higher than the Marlborough East average (47.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 112.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 67.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Salisbury Road (SN8 4AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodstock Court, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Savernake Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eric Leader Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodstock Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jennings Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Culvermead Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Woodstock Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eric Leader Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Woodstock Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eric Leader Close | Under investigation |
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