Total Crime Rate
114.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Queens Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Mere , and the 210th 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 Queens Road (BA12 6EP) in the last 12 months was 114.6 per 1,000 residents and was 89.8% higher than the Mere average (60.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queens Road (BA12 6EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chetcombe Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queens Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Mere| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chetcombe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Lynch | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chetcombe Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chetcombe Road | Under investigation |
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