Total Crime Rate

99.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 99.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Burglary 15.7 10/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Meachants Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Lower Willingdon , and the 46th highest crime rate of 493 local areas in Wealden .

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 Meachants Lane (BN20 9LS) in the last 12 months was 99.5 per 1,000 residents and was 146.5% higher than the Lower Willingdon average (40.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meachants Lane (BN20 9LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willingdon Court, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gorringe Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meachants Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Willingdon Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime The Triangle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meachants Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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