Postcode · Salisbury
Crime in SP5 3BF
How much crime is recorded in SP5 3BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whaddon, Whiteparish & Winterslow
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,793 (2024)
SP5 3BFSalisbury
How safe is SP5 3BF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SP5 3BF 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
13.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 3BFNational
Burglary11.79.1
Violence and sexual offences9.023.6
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Public order1.94.6
Other theft1.34.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime1.11.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.