Meads
Middle areaSouth west Eastbourne. 6,841 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 13 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Meads live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Meads
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Meads at a rate of 44.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 140.9 per 1,000 people across Eastbourne.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 105 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 100 |
| Other crime | 41 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 20 |
| Burglary | 17 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Drug offences | 6 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Meads compares
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Is Meads safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Meads at a rate of 44.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 140.9 per 1,000 people across Eastbourne.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 23 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Meads.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (105), violence and sexual offences (100) and other crime (41).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Eastbourne
These figures are published for the whole of Eastbourne, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Eastbourne and not Meads alone. See Eastbourne
Meads in brief
The median price paid for a home in Meads was £360,000 in 2025.
Meads had 6,747 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Meads live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Meads, 78.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.