Total Crime Rate

133.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 133.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Winding Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Salisbury Bemerton Heath , and the 156th 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 Winding Way (SP2 9EA) in the last 12 months was 133.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 71.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winding Way (SP2 9EA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Winding Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Public order Barnards Hill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Michael'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gainsborough Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Dairy Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnards Hill Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnards Hill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Barnards Hill Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Festival Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Winding Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cedar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Stanley Little Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Western Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Barnards Hill Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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