Total Crime Rate

32.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 32.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 13.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 Paragon area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village , and the 651st lowest 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 Paragon (SP2 7EH) in the last 12 months was 32.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Paragon (SP2 7EH), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 88 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Paragon area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jay Rise
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sidney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Anti-social behaviour South Western Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Hardings Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windsor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sidney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shapland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fountain Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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