Total Crime Rate
13.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ridgeway Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village , and the 195th lowest 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 Ridgeway Road (SP1 3BU) in the last 12 months was 13.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.5% lower than the Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village average (60.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ridgeway Road (SP1 3BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Churchill Way North (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Salisbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Victoria Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queensberry Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Churchill Way North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Way North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Way North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Road | Under investigation |
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