Crime Rates at Cheshire Close, Salisbury, SP2 9JT

Cheshire Close 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 Cheshire Close (SP2 9JT) 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 Cheshire Close (SP2 9JT), 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.