Total Crime Rate

701.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

214.5 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 701.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 214.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 173.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 171.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 144.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 60.9 10/10
  • Public order 60.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 23.2 10/10
  • Other theft 20.3 10/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Other crime 11.6 10/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • 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

Scots Lane area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Salisbury Milford , and the 9th highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scots Lane (SP1 3FT) in the last 12 months was 701.5 per 1,000 residents and was 732.9% higher than the Salisbury Milford average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 214.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scots Lane (SP1 3FT), the main crime hotspot is near Queen Street. Police recorded 190 crimes here, including 91 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Scots Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/107)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rollestone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fulford Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Queen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Queen Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belle Vue Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Endless Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Chipper Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chipper Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chipper Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chipper Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chipper Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chipper Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chipper Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Canal Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Canal —
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minster Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rollestone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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