Crime Rates at Gainsborough Close, Salisbury, SP2 9HB

Gainsborough Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Salisbury Bemerton Heath , and the 447th highest 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 Gainsborough Close (SP2 9HB) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% lower than the Salisbury Bemerton Heath average (87.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gainsborough Close (SP2 9HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glyndebourne Close, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gainsborough Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.