Total Crime Rate

148.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 148.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 6/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Johns Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 62nd 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 St Johns Road (BN20 7LQ) in the last 12 months was 148.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% lower than the Meads average (227.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (BN20 7LQ), 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 St Johns Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Silverdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Jephson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Jephson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jephson Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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