Mere vs Ridgeway Villages

Mere has a safety score of 58/100 (Average) and recorded 297 crimes in the last 12 months. Ridgeway Villages has a safety score of 50/100 (Average) with 304 crimes. Mere scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Mere shows a year-on-year crime trend of +20.2% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Ridgeway Villages shows +52.8% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Mere, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (86 incidents). In Ridgeway Villages, it is Violent Crime (140 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Mere recorded 67 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Ridgeway Villages recorded 41. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Mere totalled 86 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 140 in Ridgeway Villages. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Mere recorded 247 crimes (now 297, a change of +20.2%). Ridgeway Villages recorded 199 crimes previously (now 304, +52.8%).

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. Mere has a resolution rate of 34.8% and Ridgeway Villages has 10%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Mere falls within the Wiltshire Police boundary. Ridgeway Villages 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 Mere and Ridgeway Villages. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.