Mere vs York Road

Mere has a safety score of 58/100 (Average) and recorded 297 crimes in the last 12 months. York Road has a safety score of 36/100 (Below Average) with 574 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. York Road shows +2% (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 York Road, it is Violent Crime (188 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 York Road recorded 114. 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 188 in York Road. 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%). York Road recorded 563 crimes previously (now 574, +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. Mere has a resolution rate of 34.8% and York Road has 19.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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