Crime Rates at St John Street, Salisbury, SP1 2SB

St John Street area has the highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Salisbury Harnham East , and the 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 St John Street (SP1 2SB) in the last 12 months was 1378.1 per 1,000 residents and was 641.8% 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 152 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , down -77.8% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 87.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 208 (≈ 507.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St John Street (SP1 2SB), 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.