Crime Rates at Old Orchard Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1DD

Old Orchard Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 25th highest crime rate of 326 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 Old Orchard Road (BN21 1DD) in the last 12 months was 405.9 per 1,000 residents and was 93.6% higher than the Meads average (209.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 242.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Orchard Road (BN21 1DD), the main crime hotspot is near Ivy Terrace. Police recorded 143 crimes here, including 82 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.