Total Crime Rate

78.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 78.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.4 10/10
  • Other theft 23.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 19.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wessex Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Salisbury Milford , and the 359th highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wessex Road (SP1 1LD) in the last 12 months was 78.1 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% lower than the Salisbury Milford average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wessex Road (SP1 1LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wessex Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bourne Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wessex Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Estcourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Estcourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rougemont Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fowler'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clarendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Laverstock Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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