Total Crime Rate
27.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Meadow Place area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Uckfield New Town , and the 175th lowest crime rate of 493 local areas in Wealden .
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 Meadow Place (TN22 5BA) in the last 12 months was 27.2 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% lower than the Uckfield New Town average (45.1 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Meadow Place (TN22 5BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Swallow Court, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Uckfield New Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mill Drove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | B2102 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Keld Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vernon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vernon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | College Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tyhurst Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Farm Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vernon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Swallow Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Swallow Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Swallow Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Swallow Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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