Total Crime Rate

597.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.5 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 597.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 282.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 115.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 91.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.8 9/10
  • Public order 47.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.9 10/10
  • Other theft 27.9 10/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 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

Bower Gardens area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Salisbury Milford , and the 13th 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 Bower Gardens (SP1 2RL) in the last 12 months was 597.6 per 1,000 residents and was 609.6% higher than the Salisbury Milford average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 115.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bower Gardens (SP1 2RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farley Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shady Bower Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bower Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Avon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Polden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farley Road —
Apr 2026Public order Farley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Avon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shady Bower Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bower Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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