Postcode · Salisbury
Crime in SP5 2LT
How much crime is recorded in SP5 2LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Downton & Morgan's Vale
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,309 (2024)
SP5 2LTSalisbury
How safe is SP5 2LT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SP5 2LT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 2LTNational
Violence and sexual offences7.523.6
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Public order1.74.6
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Other theft1.14.5
Burglary0.69.1
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.