Postcode · Salisbury
Crime in SP4 8LA
How much crime is recorded in SP4 8LA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Larkhill, Shrewton & Bulford Camp
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,235 (2024)
SP4 8LASalisbury
How safe is SP4 8LA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SP4 8LA 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
21.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).
SP4 8LANational
Burglary18.59.1
Violence and sexual offences14.823.6
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Other theft4.04.5
Public order3.34.6
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Other crime1.41.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.