Total Crime Rate

132.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 132.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Meads Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Eastbourne .

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 Meads Road (BN20 7ET) in the last 12 months was 132.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% lower than the Meads average (209.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 68.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meads Road (BN20 7ET), the main crime hotspot is near Granville Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meads Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fitzgerald Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fitzgerald Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Naomi Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Granville Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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