Total Crime Rate

54.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 54.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 34.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadway Court area has the 26th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Eastbrook , and the 79th highest crime rate of 206 local areas in Adur .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadway Court (BN42 4SL) in the last 12 months was 54.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% lower than the Eastbrook average (72.0 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadway Court (BN42 4SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadway Court, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadway Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Oldfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sandown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oldfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cross Road Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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