Total Crime Rate

690.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

398.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 690.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 398.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 343.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 161.0 10/10
  • Public order 42.4 10/10
  • Drugs 33.9 10/10
  • Other theft 29.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Other crime 17.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brown Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Salisbury Harnham East , and the 10th highest crime rate of 1,622 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 690.7 per 1,000 residents and was 287.9% higher than the Salisbury Harnham East average (178.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 398.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brown Street (SP1 2AS), the main crime hotspot is near Queen Street. Police recorded 190 crimes here, including 91 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Brown Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/99)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rollestone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greyfriars Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedwin Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Ivy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ivy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rollestone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rollestone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rollestone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rollestone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rollestone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rollestone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Catherine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Catherine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hill View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Way East Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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