Crime Rates at Sussex Road, Salisbury, SP2 8HL

Sussex Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Salisbury Harnham East , and the 166th 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 Sussex Road (SP2 8HL) in the last 12 months was 130.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 102.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sussex Road (SP2 8HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Essex Square, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A3094 (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.