Total Crime Rate
88.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wagstaff 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pullman Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gainsborough Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Alexandra Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tournament Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tournament Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Church Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath View Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gainsborough Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gainsborough Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penruddock Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wilton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Dairy Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Festival Avenue | Under investigation |
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