Total Crime Rate
72.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wordsworth Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village , and the 403rd highest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wordsworth Road (SP1 3BH) in the last 12 months was 72.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% higher than the Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village average (55.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 4 cases , up 300.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wordsworth Road (SP1 3BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Donaldson Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Churchill Way North (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Donaldson Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerset Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Netheravon Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mark'S Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Marlborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Donaldson Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Donaldson Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Donaldson Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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