Total Crime Rate

14.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 14.2 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.6 1/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Salisbury Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cranborne & Alderholt , and the 226th lowest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

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 Salisbury Road (SP6 1EH) in the last 12 months was 14.2 per 1,000 residents and was 56.6% lower than the Cranborne & Alderholt average (32.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salisbury Road (SP6 1EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Bartons, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Picket Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Salisbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picket Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Player Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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