Total Crime Rate

92.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

The Portway area has the 16th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village , and the 283rd highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Portway (SP1 3LD) in the last 12 months was 92.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Portway (SP1 3LD), the main crime hotspot is near Chatham Close. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Portway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Keep —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portway —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Verona Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chatham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatham Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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