Crime Rates at Devizes Road, Salisbury, SP2 7LU

Devizes Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village , and the 515th 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 7LU) in the last 12 months was 26.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devizes Road (SP2 7LU), 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 Jay Rise (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.