Total Crime Rate

50.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.5 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 50.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 14.5 3/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

South Western Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Salisbury Harnham East , and the 637th highest 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 South Western Road (SP2 7RR) in the last 12 months was 50.7 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% lower than the Salisbury Harnham East average (178.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 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). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Western Road (SP2 7RR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in South Western Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Griffins Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadow Road (South) Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sidney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sidney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranebridge Road —
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 —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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