Total Crime Rate
282.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bath Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 35th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bath Road (BN21 4UA) in the last 12 months was 282.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% higher than the Meads average (227.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 117.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 188.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bath Road (BN21 4UA), the main crime hotspot is near Station Street. Police recorded 260 crimes here, including 141 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Meads| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Furness Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Station Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Station Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Blackwater Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sheraton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sheraton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Southfields Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivy Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivy Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ivy Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mark Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southfields Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southfields Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mark Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hyde Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Grove Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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