Total Crime Rate

449.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 449.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 169.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.3 10/10
  • Public order 44.1 10/10
  • Other theft 37.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.4 10/10
  • Drugs 15.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.4 6/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Robbery 8.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 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

Station Parade area has the 5th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Station Parade (BN21 1BE) in the last 12 months was 449.3 per 1,000 residents and was 97.5% higher than the Meads average (227.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -90.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -90.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 104 (≈ 229.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Parade (BN21 1BE), the main crime hotspot is near Station Street. Police recorded 260 crimes here, including 141 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Station Parade area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eversfield Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southfields Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bernard Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southfields Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Southfields Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southfields Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avenue Lane —
Sep 2025Robbery Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Station Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Station Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Station Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Station Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hartfield Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eversfield Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furness Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft St Leonard'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Leonard'S Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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