Total Crime Rate
110.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Vokes Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Salisbury Bemerton Heath , and the 224th highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Vokes Way (SP2 9FQ) in the last 12 months was 110.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vokes Way (SP2 9FQ), the main crime hotspot is near Cooks Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brodie Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brodie Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maundrell Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vokes Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rambridge Crescent | Under investigation |
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