Meads vs Polegate South

Meads has a safety score of 78/100 (Safe) and recorded 150 crimes in the last 12 months. Polegate South has a safety score of 54/100 (Average) with 371 crimes. Meads scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Meads shows a year-on-year crime trend of -42.3% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Polegate South shows +375.6% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Meads, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Anti-Social Behaviour (53 incidents). In Polegate South, it is Violent Crime (104 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Meads recorded 53 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Polegate South recorded 85. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Meads totalled 37 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 104 in Polegate South. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Meads recorded 260 crimes (now 150, a change of -42.3%). Polegate South recorded 78 crimes previously (now 371, +375.6%).

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. Meads has a resolution rate of 0% and Polegate South has 44.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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