Total Crime Rate
104.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Paxton Business Centre area has the 15th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village , and the 235th highest crime rate of 1,622 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 Paxton Business Centre (SP2 7YR) in the last 12 months was 104.8 per 1,000 residents and was 73.6% higher 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 Public order with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Paxton Business Centre (SP2 7YR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cherry Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nursery Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Whittle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cherry Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Farm Lane | — |
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