Total Crime Rate

52.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 52.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Upperton Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Old Town , and the 142nd lowest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upperton Road (BN21 1JS) in the last 12 months was 52.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.7% lower than the Old Town average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upperton Road (BN21 1JS), 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 Upperton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upperton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southfields Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Anne'S Road —
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 Bernard Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime The Goffs Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Other theft Upperton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South Lynn Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Richmond Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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