Total Crime Rate
237.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brown Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Salisbury Harnham East , and the 56th highest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brown Street (SP1 1HE) in the last 12 months was 237.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% higher than the Salisbury Harnham East average (185.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 71.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brown Street (SP1 1HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Minster Street, where police recorded 177 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (90 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Salisbury Harnham East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chipper Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greencroft Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greencroft Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queen Street | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Catherine Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Minster Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Culver Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Ann Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Minster Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Minster Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Minster Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Minster Street | Under investigation |
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