Lower Meads — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Sussex Police area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
Monday to Saturday from 9am until 5pm
Contact the team
- telephone
- 101
In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Sussex Police's online reporting.
Recorded crime — June 2026
18 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (18): no change. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences12 · 67%
- Possession of weapons2 · 11%
- Anti-social behaviour1 · 6%
- Burglary1 · 6%
- Criminal damage and arson1 · 6%
- Public order1 · 6%
Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.
What happened to reported crimes — June 2026
18 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified9 · 50%
- Unable to prosecute suspect8 · 44%
- Local resolution1 · 6%
Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.
Current priorities
Anti-social driving (e.g. speeding, nuisance or noisy vehicles, cycles or e-scooters on the pavement) Responding and taking action to tackle road and driving related offences that fall under the fatal 5, including excess speeding, mobile phone use, as well as tackling anti-social driving.
• Officers for Meads continue to commit to additional patrols and targeted police operations in areas of reported ASB driving, including areas of King Edwards Parade and the roads across Beachy Head. • Future partnership road safety checks to be planned, including checks alongside volunteers from your Meads Community SpeedWatch Groups (CSW).
Set: 2026-06-01
Drug Harm Reduction. Targeting drug related crime in your town through intelligence, enforcement and partnership work.
• Continued targeted patrols to tackle drug related harm, including high visibility patrols of known areas of drug use and drug dealing including in areas of Devonshire Tennis courts and the pier to deter and identify those involved. • A number of arrests made in the past few months in relation to drug harm, with referrals made to partner agencies to provide support and prevent further harm from known drug users in the area.
Set: 2026-06-01
Public events & surgeries
September Lower Meads and Meads 3 monthly Neighbourhood Panel Meeting TBC
2026-09-01 · Meads Parish Hall in Meads Street, Eastbourne, East Sussex
Held every 3 months, and open to all Meads and Lower Meads residents. Tuesday 3rd March, Tuesday 2nd June, Tuesday 1st September and Tuesday 1st December. Local officers in attendance each meeting to answer questions and provide updates on crime in the Lower Meads and Meads areas of Eastbourne.
December Lower Meads and Meads 3 monthly Neighbourhood Panel Meeting TBC
2026-12-01 · Meads Parish Hall in Meads Street, Eastbourne, East Sussex
Held every 3 months, and open to all Meads and Lower Meads residents. Local officers in attendance each meeting to answer questions and provide updates on crime in the Lower Meads and Meads areas of Eastbourne.
Event listings reflect the last data refresh — check the official team page before attending.
Team locations
- Eastbourne - 1 Grove Road Customer Contact Point (station)1 Grove Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4TW
Nearby teams in Sussex Police
All Sussex Police neighbourhood teams →Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Sussex Police.