Total Crime Rate

157.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 157.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.7 10/10
  • Other theft 26.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 22.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.5 3/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 13th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 57th 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 7JA) in the last 12 months was 157.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% lower than the Meads average (209.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (BN20 7JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jephson Close, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Silverdale Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holbrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jephson Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fitzgerald Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fitzgerald Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ascot Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jephson Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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