Total Crime Rate

598.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

375.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 598.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 375.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 301.0 10/10
  • Public order 74.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 68.0 10/10
  • Burglary 38.8 10/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Fountain Way area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village , and the 12th 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 Fountain Way (SP2 7FD) in the last 12 months was 598.7 per 1,000 residents and was 892.4% 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 93 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 Shoplifting ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 116 (≈ 375.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fountain Way (SP2 7FD), 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 Fountain Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jay Rise —
Apr 2026Other crime Shapland Close Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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 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 Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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