Total Crime Rate
82.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Abbess Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Amesbury East & Bulford , and the 328th highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Abbess Close (SP4 7JF) in the last 12 months was 82.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.3% higher 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Abbess Close (SP4 7JF), the main crime hotspot is near Haywain. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 7 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 | Other theft | Lynchets Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lynchets Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Haywain | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Haywain | Under investigation |
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