Crime Rates at The Borough, Downton, Salisbury, SP5 3LT

The Borough area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Downton & Ebble Valley , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Borough (SP5 3LT) in the last 12 months was 119.7 per 1,000 residents and was 102.9% higher than the Downton & Ebble Valley average (59.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 45.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Borough (SP5 3LT), the main crime hotspot is near Church Hatch. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.