Total Crime Rate

131.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 131.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 51.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Essex Square area has the 10th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Salisbury Harnham East , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Essex Square (SP2 8JA) in the last 12 months was 131.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Square (SP2 8JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Essex Square, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Suffolk Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Essex Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Montague Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Montague Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Square —
Apr 2026Burglary Norfolk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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