Total Crime Rate
29.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Salt Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley , and the 584th lowest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Salt Lane (SP4 6LW) in the last 12 months was 29.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% lower than the Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley average (59.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Salt Lane (SP4 6LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elliott Green, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trenchard Avenue (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Horse Barrow | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Horse Barrow | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elliott Green | Under investigation |
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