Total Crime Rate

114.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.7 7/10
  • Other theft 35.2 10/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.8 9/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Salisbury Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cranborne & Alderholt , and the 145th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Salisbury Road (SP6 1EG) in the last 12 months was 114.5 per 1,000 residents and was 239.9% higher than the Cranborne & Alderholt average (33.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salisbury Road (SP6 1EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Salisbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Round Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Bartons Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Bartons Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Bartons —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Close —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons High Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Bartons Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picket Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picket Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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