Postcode area · Salisbury
Crime in SP
How much crime is recorded in SP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 288,203 (2024)
SPPostcode area · Salisbury
How safe is SP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in SP, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).
SPNational
Violence and sexual offences16.323.6
Burglary7.79.1
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Shoplifting4.18.4
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Public order3.34.6
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.