Total Crime Rate

173.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.9 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 173.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.4 9/10
  • Burglary 19.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Primrose Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Salisbury Bemerton Heath , and the 98th 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 Primrose Road (SP2 9JP) in the last 12 months was 173.2 per 1,000 residents and was 98.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Primrose Road (SP2 9JP), the main crime hotspot is near St Michael'S Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Primrose Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Valley —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Valley Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Michael'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A360 —
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Data Sources

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