Postcode · Salisbury
Crime in SP2 8FL
How much crime is recorded in SP2 8FL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Salisbury East Harnham
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,639 (2024)
SP2 8FLSalisbury
How safe is SP2 8FL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SP2 8FL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 8FLNational
Violence and sexual offences14.823.6
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Public order3.94.6
Other theft1.74.5
Burglary1.09.1
Drugs0.42.4
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% 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.