Salisbury St Paul's, Wiltshire: Safety
Safety
Crime rates in Salisbury St Paul's are higher than the UK average, but they're dropping fast. The 2026 data shows a meaningful decline, and the neighbourhood still has considerably less crime than the neighbouring Salisbury St Edmund's.
In 2024, St Paul's recorded 82 crimes per 1,000 residents — just below the UK average of 91.6. That rose to 95.4 in 2025, but 2026 is tracking much lower. Anti-social behaviour and violent crime make up the bulk of recorded incidents, which you'll see in many town-centre neighbourhoods across England.
Burglary levels are low and shoplifting sits well below the UK average. Compared to nearby St Edmund's, St Paul's sees significantly less crime across almost every category.
Source: police-recorded crime for Salisbury St Paul's ward (Wiltshire Police, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. Salisbury St Paul's ward: Wiltshire Police data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
Salisbury St Paul's ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
98.2
Similar to
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Higher than
South West region average
82.6
Neighbouring wards
Higher than
Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village
59.3
Higher than
Salisbury Harnham West
60.8
Higher than
Unknown
0
Higher than
Wilton
62.6
Lower than
Salisbury St Edmund's
344.4
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Salisbury St Paul's ward and the South West region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences36%39%
- Anti-social behaviour19%18%
- Public order10%8%
- Criminal damage and arson7%8%
- Shoplifting6%8%
- Vehicle crime6%3%
- Burglary5%3%
- Other theft4%7%
- Bicycle theft4%1%
- Drugs1%2%
- Possession of weapons1%1%
- Other crime1%2%
- Theft from the person1%<1%
- Robbery<1%1%
