Total Crime Rate

230.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 230.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 106.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.3 10/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Johns Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 39th highest crime rate of 326 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 St Johns Road (BN20 7HT) in the last 12 months was 230.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.8% higher than the Meads average (209.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 106.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (BN20 7HT), the main crime hotspot is near Jevington Gardens. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Jevington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Jevington Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jevington Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jevington Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jevington Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jevington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fitzgerald Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fitzgerald Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ascot Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime South Cliff Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jephson Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jephson Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jevington Gardens —
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Data Sources

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