Postcode · Salisbury
Crime in SP2 8BP
How much crime is recorded in SP2 8BP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Salisbury East Harnham
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,179 (2024)
SP2 8BPSalisbury
How safe is SP2 8BP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SP2 8BP area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 8BPNational
Violence and sexual offences6.023.6
Burglary4.79.1
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Other theft1.74.5
Other crime1.51.5
Robbery0.71.4
Public order0.64.6
Shoplifting0.68.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.