Meeds and Franklands vs St Stephens

Meeds and Franklands has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) and recorded 952 crimes in the last 12 months. St Stephens has a safety score of 56/100 (Average) with 336 crimes. St Stephens scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Meeds and Franklands shows a year-on-year crime trend of +18.3% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. St Stephens shows -8.7% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Meeds and Franklands, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (258 incidents). In St Stephens, it is Violent Crime (152 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Meeds and Franklands recorded 215 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while St Stephens recorded 73. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Meeds and Franklands totalled 258 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 152 in St Stephens. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Meeds and Franklands recorded 805 crimes (now 952, a change of +18.3%). St Stephens recorded 368 crimes previously (now 336, -8.7%).

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. Meeds and Franklands has a resolution rate of 31.2% and St Stephens has 27.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Meeds and Franklands falls within the Sussex Police boundary. St Stephens 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 Meeds and Franklands and St Stephens. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.