Postcode · Salisbury
Crime in SP2 8FX
How much crime is recorded in SP2 8FX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Laverstock, Bodenham & Coombe Bissett
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,371 (2024)
SP2 8FXSalisbury
How safe is SP2 8FX
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 8FX 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
25
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 8FXNational
Violence and sexual offences9.923.6
Burglary9.29.1
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Other theft3.04.5
Public order2.94.6
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.