Crime Rates at Blyth Way, Salisbury, SP1 3HU

Blyth Way area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Laverstock , and the 58th 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 Blyth Way (SP1 3HU) in the last 12 months was 236.2 per 1,000 residents and was 417.8% higher than the Laverstock average (45.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 122.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blyth Way (SP1 3HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burnet Way (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.