Total Crime Rate

278.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.2 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 278.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 76.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 59.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 39.7 10/10
  • Burglary 23.2 10/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ashley Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village , and the 43rd 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 Ashley Road (SP2 7DA) in the last 12 months was 278.2 per 1,000 residents and was 361.0% 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 Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -29.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 76.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashley Road (SP2 7DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 23 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 Ashley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Shapland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Hardings Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avon Terrace —
Apr 2026Public order Sidney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sidney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windsor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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