Total Crime Rate

158.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 158.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.5 8/10
  • Public order 29.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Drugs 14.7 9/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Nelson Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village , and the 119th highest crime rate of 1,622 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 Nelson Road (SP1 3LT) in the last 12 months was 158.1 per 1,000 residents and was 162.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 80.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Road (SP1 3LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Churchill Way West (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Stream Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Mill Stream Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nelson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nelson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nelson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Butts Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Stream Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Way West Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Churchill Way West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchill Way West —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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