Total Crime Rate

102.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 102.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Water Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Salisbury Harnham East , and the 229th highest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Water Lane (SP2 7TE) in the last 12 months was 102.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% lower than the Salisbury Harnham East average (185.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Lane (SP2 7TE), the main crime hotspot is near Bridge Street. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Water Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crane Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Griffins Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fisherton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fisherton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Western Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Road —
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Data Sources

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