Total Crime Rate
28.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Downton Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Salisbury Harnham East , and the 572nd lowest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Downton Road (SP2 8AT) in the last 12 months was 28.6 per 1,000 residents and was 84.0% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Downton Road (SP2 8AT), the main crime hotspot is near Flint Way. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Salisbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodbury Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowbarrow Close | — |
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