Postcode · Salisbury
Crime in SP2 8AF
How much crime is recorded in SP2 8AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Salisbury East Harnham
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,342 (2024)
SP2 8AFSalisbury
How safe is SP2 8AF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SP2 8AF 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
17.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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).
SP2 8AFNational
Violence and sexual offences13.023.6
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Other theft4.14.5
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Shoplifting3.48.4
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Burglary1.99.1
Other crime1.11.5
Public order0.74.6
Drugs0.62.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.