Total Crime Rate

366.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

204.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 366.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 204.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 151.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.8 10/10
  • Public order 36.3 10/10
  • Burglary 33.0 10/10
  • Other theft 29.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Robbery 16.5 10/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meare Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Combe Down , and the 26th highest crime rate of 591 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meare Road (BA2 5PX) in the last 12 months was 366.3 per 1,000 residents and was 280.6% higher than the Combe Down average (96.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 204.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 98.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meare Road (BA2 5PX), the main crime hotspot is near Drake Avenue. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meare Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exmoor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sedgemoor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Queens Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exmoor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drake Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Porlock Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Porlock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradford Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bradford Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bradford Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kewstoke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kewstoke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kewstoke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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