Total Crime Rate

72.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 72.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Romer Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Salisbury Harnham East , and the 395th 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 Romer Road (SP2 8EW) in the last 12 months was 72.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romer Road (SP2 8EW), the main crime hotspot is near Hawksridge. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Romer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chichester Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cecil Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Old Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawksridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linnetsdene Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Woodbury Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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