Crime Rates at Westwood Road, Salisbury, SP2 9HT

Westwood Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Salisbury Bemerton Heath , and the 667th highest 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 Westwood Road (SP2 9HT) in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.0% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westwood Road (SP2 9HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rowan Close, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cooks Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.