Mere & East Knoyle
Middle areaSouth west Wiltshire. 6,856 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 138 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 41% of people in Mere & East Knoyle live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Mere & East Knoyle
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Mere & East Knoyle at a rate of 53.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 60.3 per 1,000 people across Wiltshire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 112 |
| Other crime | 52 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 50 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 49 |
| Burglary | 38 |
| Vehicle crime | 34 |
| Shoplifting | 27 |
| Drug offences | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Mere & East Knoyle compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Mere & East Knoyle safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Mere & East Knoyle at a rate of 53.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 60.3 per 1,000 people across Wiltshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 28 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Mere & East Knoyle.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (112), other crime (52) and anti-social behaviour (50).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Wiltshire
These figures are published for the whole of Wiltshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Wiltshire and not Mere & East Knoyle alone. See Wiltshire
Mere & East Knoyle in brief
The median price paid for a home in Mere & East Knoyle was £377,500 in 2025.
Mere & East Knoyle had 6,750 usual residents at the census.
About 41% of people in Mere & East Knoyle live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Mere & East Knoyle, 54.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.