City · Wiltshire
Crime in Salisbury
How much crime is recorded in Salisbury, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 47,705 (2024)
SalisburyCity · Wiltshire
How safe is Salisbury
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in Salisbury, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SalisburyNational
Violence and sexual offences22.623.6
Anti-social behaviour13.910.7
Shoplifting9.68.4
Burglary6.39.1
Public order5.94.6
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Other theft3.74.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.