Marlborough Town vs Mere

Marlborough Town has a safety score of 48/100 (Average) and recorded 468 crimes in the last 12 months. Mere has a safety score of 58/100 (Average) with 297 crimes. Mere scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Marlborough Town shows a year-on-year crime trend of -10.7% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Mere shows +20.2% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Marlborough Town, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (147 incidents). In Mere, it is Violent Crime (86 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Marlborough Town recorded 90 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Mere recorded 67. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Marlborough Town totalled 147 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 86 in Mere. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Marlborough Town recorded 524 crimes (now 468, a change of -10.7%). Mere recorded 247 crimes previously (now 297, +20.2%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Marlborough Town has a resolution rate of 13.2% and Mere has 34.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Marlborough Town falls within the Wiltshire Police boundary. Mere is covered by Wiltshire Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Marlborough Town and Mere. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.