Total Crime Rate

690.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

398.3 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 690.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 398.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 343.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 161.0 10/10
  • Public order 42.4 10/10
  • Drugs 33.9 10/10
  • Other theft 29.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Other crime 17.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Burglary 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Paynes Hill area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Salisbury Harnham East , and the 10th 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 Paynes Hill (SP1 2BN) in the last 12 months was 690.7 per 1,000 residents and was 287.9% 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 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 398.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paynes Hill (SP1 2BN), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Salisbury

Crime Over Time in Paynes Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winchester Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hill View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brewery Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Brewery Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft St Edmund'S Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Way East Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Winchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Winchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Blackfriars Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gigant Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gigant Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greencroft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Guilder Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Guilder Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guilder Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guilder Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barnard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Churchill Way South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Churchill Way South Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Payne'S Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 42

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑