Total Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 25.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Meadsway area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Arundel & Walberton , and the 134th lowest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

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 Meadsway (BN18 0QU) in the last 12 months was 25.6 per 1,000 residents and was 74.3% lower than the Arundel & Walberton average (99.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadsway (BN18 0QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Reynolds Lane, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near School Hill (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadsway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order School Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Reynolds Lane

Data Sources

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