Crime Rate in Devonshire, ward

Devonshire has the 2nd highest crime rate of 9 wards in Eastbourne district and the 235th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 34th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Devonshire in the last 12 months was 217.7 per 1,000 residents and was 66.7% higher than the Eastbourne district average (130.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Devonshire’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,143 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 29 cases , down -17.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 65.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,514 (≈ 103.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Devonshire ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 286 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Seaside Road (102 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.