Crime Rates at Tank Lane, Broad Chalke, Salisbury, SP5 5EP

Tank Lane area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Fovant & Chalke Valley , and the 509th 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 Tank Lane (SP5 5EP) in the last 12 months was 25.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% lower than the Fovant & Chalke Valley average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tank Lane (SP5 5EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bulls Lane, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Street (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.