Total Crime Rate

40.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 40.9 4/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Meads area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 267th lowest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Meads (BN1 9BA) in the last 12 months was 40.9 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% lower than the Coldean & Stanmer average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -94.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 151.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Meads (BN1 9BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highfields, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ingham Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Meads area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rusper Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arlington Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Walton Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highfields —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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