Total Crime Rate
20.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Palmer Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village , and the 380th lowest crime rate of 1,622 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 Palmer Road (SP2 7LX) in the last 12 months was 20.4 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Palmer Road (SP2 7LX), 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 Finchley Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Salisbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sarum Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jay Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Shapland Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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