Mere ward · Wiltshire. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
People aged 65 or over: 33.9% here, compared with 21.9% across Wiltshire (12.1 percentage points higher).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented privately: 16% here, compared with 17% across Wiltshire (1.9 percentage points lower).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 32.4% here, compared with 34.2% across Wiltshire (1.8 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Mere ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
214 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 176 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Mere ward · mapped crimes
61727
September 2024August 2026
Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Mere
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
19
2
October 2024
18
1
November 2024
8
0
December 2024
10
4
January 2025
17
4
February 2025
17
2
March 2025
13
3
April 2025
11
5
May 2025
17
7
June 2025
10
5
July 2025
23
4
August 2025
13
14
September 2025
13
5
October 2025
19
4
November 2025
17
7
December 2025
16
6
January 2026
17
1
February 2026
16
3
March 2026
26
2
April 2026
24
1
May 2026
21
5
June 2026
10
1
July 2026
16
6
August 2026
19
1
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Mere
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
88
shoplifting
26
criminal damage arson
22
burglary
21
vehicle crime
21
other theft
16
public order
12
other crime
3
possession of weapons
2
drugs
2
robbery
1
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
