Total Crime Rate

200.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 200.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.0 10/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westwood Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Salisbury Bemerton Heath , and the 80th highest crime rate of 1,627 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 Westwood Road (SP2 9HW) in the last 12 months was 200.8 per 1,000 residents and was 135.3% higher than the Salisbury Bemerton Heath average (85.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 112.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westwood Road (SP2 9HW), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westwood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinewood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westwood Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Pinewood Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rowan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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