Postcode district · Salisbury
Crime in SP5
How much crime is recorded in SP5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 44,420 (2024)
SP5Postcode district · Salisbury
How safe is SP5
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in SP5, 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
14.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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).
SP5National
Burglary10.89.1
Violence and sexual offences9.523.6
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Shoplifting3.08.4
Other theft2.74.5
Public order1.94.6
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.72.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.