Total Crime Rate

957.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

476.4 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 957.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 476.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 317.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 214.6 10/10
  • Public order 150.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 98.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.5 10/10
  • Other theft 42.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 25.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 21.5 10/10
  • Drugs 17.2 9/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Salisbury Harnham East , and the 6th highest crime rate of 1,622 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 High Street (SP1 2NT) in the last 12 months was 957.1 per 1,000 residents and was 437.6% 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 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -29.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 111 (≈ 476.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SP1 2NT), 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 High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street
Apr 2026Burglary Queen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Queen Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Queen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Catherine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Catherine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Minster Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Minster Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Minster Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minster Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Minster Street

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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