Crime Rates at Gainsborough Close, Salisbury, SP2 9EX

Gainsborough Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Salisbury Bemerton Heath , and the 433rd highest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gainsborough Close (SP2 9EX) in the last 12 months was 67.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% lower than the Salisbury Bemerton Heath average (85.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 18.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gainsborough Close (SP2 9EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glyndebourne Close, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gainsborough Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.