Crime Rates at Moot Lane, Downton, Salisbury, SP5 3JP

Moot Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Downton & Ebble Valley , and the 719th highest crime rate of 1,622 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 Moot Lane (SP5 3JP) in the last 12 months was 46.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% lower than the Downton & Ebble Valley average (59.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moot Lane (SP5 3JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Hatch, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moot Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.