Postcode · Salisbury
Crime in SP1 2RX
How much crime is recorded in SP1 2RX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Salisbury Town North & Milford
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,638 (2024)
SP1 2RXSalisbury
How safe is SP1 2RX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SP1 2RX area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 2RXNational
Shoplifting19.48.4
Violence and sexual offences7.123.6
Burglary5.99.1
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Public order4.54.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.72.1
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.