Total Crime Rate
51.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025North Row area has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Mere , and the 634th highest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around North Row (BA12 6EJ) in the last 12 months was 51.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.2% higher than the Mere average (50.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around North Row (BA12 6EJ), the main crime hotspot is near The Yews. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Mere| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Queens Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnes Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Hollow | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Road | Under investigation |
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