Total Crime Rate

742.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 742.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 223.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 197.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.5 10/10
  • Public order 58.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 26.1 10/10
  • Other theft 23.2 10/10
  • Other crime 20.3 10/10
  • Burglary 14.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.7 8/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 10th highest crime rate of 1,627 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 Scots Lane (SP1 3FT) in the last 12 months was 742.0 per 1,000 residents and was 736.9% higher than the Salisbury Milford average (88.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 188.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scots Lane (SP1 3FT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Minster Street, where police recorded 177 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen Street (80 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Scots Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/77)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Minster Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scots Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime St Thomas Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person St Thomas Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Thomas Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Thomas Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Thomas Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Minster Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Minster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Minster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Minster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Minster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Minster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Stream Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Catherine Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Catherine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Catherine Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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