Chiddingly and East Hoathly vs Meeds and Franklands

Chiddingly and East Hoathly has a safety score of 77/100 (Safe) and recorded 135 crimes in the last 12 months. Meeds and Franklands has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) with 952 crimes. Chiddingly and East Hoathly scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Chiddingly and East Hoathly shows a year-on-year crime trend of -10.6% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Meeds and Franklands shows +18.3% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Chiddingly and East Hoathly, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (58 incidents). In Meeds and Franklands, it is Violent Crime (258 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Chiddingly and East Hoathly recorded 11 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Meeds and Franklands recorded 215. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Chiddingly and East Hoathly totalled 58 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 258 in Meeds and Franklands. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Chiddingly and East Hoathly recorded 151 crimes (now 135, a change of -10.6%). Meeds and Franklands recorded 805 crimes previously (now 952, +18.3%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Chiddingly and East Hoathly has a resolution rate of 41.7% and Meeds and Franklands has 31.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Chiddingly and East Hoathly falls within the Sussex Police boundary. Meeds and Franklands is covered by Sussex Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Chiddingly and East Hoathly and Meeds and Franklands. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.