Total Crime Rate
124.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Edensor Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 78th 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 Edensor Road (BN20 7XR) in the last 12 months was 124.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Edensor Road (BN20 7XR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Combe Lane, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beachy Head Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Meads| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Combe Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Duke'S Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Combe Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Combe Lane | — |
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