Crime Rates at Waters Road, Salisbury, SP1 3NX

Waters Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village , and the 646th highest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waters Road (SP1 3NX) in the last 12 months was 50.8 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% lower than the Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village average (55.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waters Road (SP1 3NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairfield Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.