Total Crime Rate
771.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Paynes Hill area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Salisbury Harnham East , and the 9th highest crime rate of 1,627 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 771.2 per 1,000 residents and was 315.1% higher than the Salisbury Harnham East average (185.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 97 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 107 (β 453.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Paynes Hill (SP1 2BN), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 133 crimes here, including 90 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Salisbury Harnham East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Payne'S Hill | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Elm Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pennyfarthing Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Winchester Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winchester Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winchester Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winchester Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Friary Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Catherine Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Catherine Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Catherine Street | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Catherine Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Edmund'S Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greencroft Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Culver Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Milford Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greencroft Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winchester Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Ann Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Martin'S Church Street | Awaiting court outcome |
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