Total Crime Rate

77.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.1 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 77.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Charles Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village , and the 362nd 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 Charles Street (SP2 7AW) in the last 12 months was 77.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Street (SP2 7AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sidney Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Charles Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Shapland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Western Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadow Road (South) Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avon Terrace
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sidney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order South Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Western Road
Apr 2026Public order Sidney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Hardings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windsor Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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