The overall crime rate in Salisbury postcode area is 74 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 6.4k crimes were violent crimes which is 37.5% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 80% of national crime rate. Other crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 49.0% over the last twelve months.The category of "antisocial behaviour crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Antisocial behaviour crime" rate is at 83% of national crime rate which puts Salisbury on 38. position out of 99 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. "Antisocial behaviour crime" makes up 17.9% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "antisocial behaviour crime" is 3.1k cases and has decreased by 1.7% when compared year-over-year in the period of February 2024 - January 2025.
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 postcode areas) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime → | 37.5% | 17. lowest | 80% | 6.4k | -4.1% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime → | 17.9% | 38. lowest | 83% | 3.1k | -1.7% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime → | 8.4% | 20. lowest | 82% | 1.4k | -11.0% |
| Public order crime → | 7.9% | 27. lowest | 81% | 1.3k | -0.6% |
| Shoplifting crime → | 6.2% | 4. lowest | 54% | 1.1k | 5.5% |
| Other theft crime → | 5.7% | 4. lowest | 58% | 967 | -20.3% |
| Vehicle crime → | 5.2% | 31. lowest | 66% | 892 | 15.2% |
| Burglary crime → | 4.3% | 30. lowest | 77% | 730 | -23.6% |
| Other crime → | 2.3% | 29. lowest | 79% | 392 | 49.0% |
| Drugs crime → | 2.2% | 10. lowest | 54% | 373 | -10.3% |
| Bicycle theft crime → | 0.8% | 36. lowest | 64% | 144 | 5.1% |
| Possession of weapons crime → | 0.7% | 12. lowest | 56% | 117 | -30.8% |
| Theft from the person crime → | 0.5% | 23. lowest | 17% | 91 | -23.5% |
| Robbery crime → | 0.3% | 5. lowest | 20% | 59 | -26.2% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in Salisbury postcode area to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
| Crime statistic | Salisbury postcode area crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 13.3 | 15.9 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| Burglary | 3.2 | 4.1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.2 | 7.6 |
| Drugs | 1.6 | 3.0 |
| Other crime | 1.7 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.2 | 7.3 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| Public order | 5.9 | 7.2 |
| Robbery | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Shoplifting | 4.6 | 8.5 |
| Theft from the person | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| Vehicle crime | 3.9 | 5.9 |
| Violent crime | 27.7 | 34.8 |
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