Postcode · Salisbury
Crime in SP5 2LN
How much crime is recorded in SP5 2LN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Downton & Morgan's Vale
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,469 (2024)
SP5 2LNSalisbury
How safe is SP5 2LN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 5.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SP5 2LN area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
5.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
10
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).
SP5 2LNNational
Burglary3.99.1
Violence and sexual offences2.823.6
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Public order1.04.6
Other theft0.74.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.