Crime Rates at Richards Way, Salisbury, SP2 8NT

Richards Way area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Salisbury Harnham East , and the 655th lowest 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 Richards Way (SP2 8NT) in the last 12 months was 32.3 per 1,000 residents and was 81.9% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richards Way (SP2 8NT), 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.