Total Crime Rate
38.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Meare Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Combe Down , and the 254th lowest crime rate of 598 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Meare Road (BA2 5PP) in the last 12 months was 38.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% lower than the Combe Down average (79.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Meare Road (BA2 5PP), the main crime hotspot is near Meare Road. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Combe Down| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Meare Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Drake Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Exmoor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Exmoor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Meare Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meare Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meare Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Meare Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Axbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Axbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxhill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Porlock Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Porlock Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sedgemoor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queens Drive | — |
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