Crime Rates at Osborne Road, Eastbourne, BN20 8JL

Osborne Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Old Town , and the 78th lowest crime rate of 326 local areas in Eastbourne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Osborne Road (BN20 8JL) in the last 12 months was 31.3 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% lower than the Old Town average (94.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Osborne Road (BN20 8JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Manvers Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crunden Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.