Total Crime Rate

88.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Wagstaff Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Salisbury Bemerton Heath , and the 298th highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wagstaff Way (SP2 9BF) in the last 12 months was 88.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% higher than the Salisbury Bemerton Heath average (87.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wagstaff Way (SP2 9BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glyndebourne Close, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gainsborough Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wagstaff Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pullman Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Alexandra Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tournament Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tournament Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath View Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gainsborough Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penruddock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Dairy Close
Apr 2026Other theft Festival Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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