Total Crime Rate
93.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shreen Water Cottages area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Mere , and the 276th highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shreen Water Cottages (BA12 6EB) in the last 12 months was 93.5 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% higher than the Mere average (60.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shreen Water Cottages (BA12 6EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queens Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Mere| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnes Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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