Total Crime Rate
173.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Devizes Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Salisbury Bemerton Heath , and the 101st 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 Devizes Road (SP2 9JW) in the last 12 months was 173.2 per 1,000 residents and was 103.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 59.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Devizes Road (SP2 9JW), the main crime hotspot is near Olivier Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Salisbury Bemerton Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Olivier Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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