Postcode · Salisbury
Crime in SP1 3WS
How much crime is recorded in SP1 3WS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Salisbury Bishopsdown
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,894 (2024)
SP1 3WSSalisbury
How safe is SP1 3WS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SP1 3WS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 3WSNational
Violence and sexual offences13.723.6
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Burglary3.29.1
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Public order1.84.6
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.51.5
Other theft0.34.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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.