Crime Rates at Devizes Road, Salisbury, SP2 7LS

Devizes Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village , and the 782nd lowest 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 Devizes Road (SP2 7LS) in the last 12 months was 38.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 107.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devizes Road (SP2 7LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Finchley Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.