Total Crime Rate

280.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 280.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 134.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.7 10/10
  • Public order 22.5 9/10
  • Other crime 16.9 10/10
  • Other theft 16.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Silverdale Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 36th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Silverdale Road (BN20 7AZ) in the last 12 months was 280.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% higher than the Meads average (227.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 157.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Silverdale Road (BN20 7AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Silverdale Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Silverdale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Jephson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Jephson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grassington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Blackwater Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Silverdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jephson Close —
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Data Sources

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