Total Crime Rate
20.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Drove area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Amesbury East & Bulford , and the 369th lowest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Drove (SP4 7AG) in the last 12 months was 20.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% lower than the Amesbury East & Bulford average (46.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Drove (SP4 7AG), the main crime hotspot is near Antrobus Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Salisbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Antrobus Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Antrobus Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | John Gay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Coltsfoot Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Old Dairy | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Old Dairy | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aragon Close | Under investigation |
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