Total Crime Rate

1236.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

492.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1236.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 492.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 368.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 241.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 212.2 10/10
  • Public order 100.0 10/10
  • Other theft 73.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 65.9 10/10
  • Drugs 51.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 34.2 10/10
  • Other crime 34.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.1 9/10
  • Robbery 14.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.8 10/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
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

New Canal area has the highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Salisbury Harnham East , and the 3rd 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 New Canal (SP1 2AA) in the last 12 months was 1236.6 per 1,000 residents and was 594.6% higher than the Salisbury Harnham East average (178.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 151 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 202 (≈ 492.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Canal (SP1 2AA), the main crime hotspot is near Queen Street. Police recorded 190 crimes here, including 91 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in New Canal area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/118)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Winchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Catherine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Catherine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rollestone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Queen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Queen Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Queen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Endless Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fulford Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rollestone Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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