Total Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 13.9 6/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Dalton Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 152nd lowest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dalton Road (BN20 7NP) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% lower than the Meads average (227.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 23.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dalton Road (BN20 7NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Denton Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holywell Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dalton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesterfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denton Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Denton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Holywell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Derwent Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Meads Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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