Total Crime Rate

36.6 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 36.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mead Way area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Easebourne , and the 180th lowest crime rate of 452 local areas in Chichester .

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 Mead Way (GU29 9EH) in the last 12 months was 36.6 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% lower than the Easebourne average (41.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -64.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mead Way (GU29 9EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridgefield Close, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pitsham Lane (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mead Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forest Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mead Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tufts Meadow Under investigation
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Data Sources

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