Crime Rates at Brown Street, Salisbury, SP1 2AS

Brown Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Salisbury Harnham East , and the 9th highest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brown Street (SP1 2AS) in the last 12 months was 771.2 per 1,000 residents and was 315.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 97 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 107 (≈ 453.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brown Street (SP1 2AS), 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.