Total Crime Rate

46.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 46.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

St Margarets Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Salisbury Milford , and the 707th highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Margarets Close (SP1 2RY) in the last 12 months was 46.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% lower than the Salisbury Milford average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Margarets Close (SP1 2RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Payne'S Hill, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Margarets Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Polden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Payne'S Hill —
Apr 2026Public order Hill View Road 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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tollgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Laverstock Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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