Total Crime Rate

41.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.0 4/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dittons Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 112th lowest crime rate of 328 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 Dittons Road (BN21 1DN) in the last 12 months was 41.0 per 1,000 residents and was 82.0% lower than the Meads average (227.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dittons Road (BN21 1DN), the main crime hotspot is near Southfields Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dittons Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Michel Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order The Goffs Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Anne'S Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Compton Place Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Compton Place Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Upperton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Richmond Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bernard Lane Under investigation
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 Southfields Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upperton Road —
Sep 2025Other crime The Goffs Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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