Total Crime Rate
14.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Milton Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Salisbury Harnham East , and the 222nd 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 Milton Road (SP2 8AX) in the last 12 months was 14.1 per 1,000 residents and was 92.4% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Milton Road (SP2 8AX), the main crime hotspot is near Rowbarrow Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Salisbury Harnham East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woodbury Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodbury Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woodbury Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodbury Yard | Under investigation |
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