Meads vs Sovereign Harbour

Meads has a safety score of 78/100 (Safe) and recorded 150 crimes in the last 12 months. Sovereign Harbour has a safety score of 24/100 (High Crime) with 690 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. Sovereign Harbour shows +125.5% (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 Sovereign Harbour, it is Violent Crime (195 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 Sovereign Harbour recorded 138. 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 195 in Sovereign Harbour. 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%). Sovereign Harbour recorded 306 crimes previously (now 690, +125.5%).

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 Sovereign Harbour has 29.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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