Postcode · Salisbury
Crime in SP1 2AN
How much crime is recorded in SP1 2AN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Salisbury Cathedral & Harnham
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,759 (2024)
SP1 2ANSalisbury
How safe is SP1 2AN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 64.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SP1 2AN area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
64.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
189
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).
SP1 2ANNational
Violence and sexual offences58.123.6
Anti-social behaviour44.410.7
Shoplifting27.68.4
Public order18.94.6
Criminal damage and arson11.44.7
Burglary9.19.1
Other theft7.54.5
Drugs4.92.4
Bicycle theft4.81.0
Other crime3.21.5
Theft from the person2.22.1
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Robbery0.91.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.