Total Crime Rate

48.8 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 48.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Upperton Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Old Town , and the 133rd lowest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upperton Road (BN21 1LN) in the last 12 months was 48.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upperton Road (BN21 1LN), the main crime hotspot is near Baker'S Road. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 31 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Selwyn Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ratton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Mary'S Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Selwyn Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurst Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rossington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs New Upperton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Prospect Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other crime Ratton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Michel Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baker'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Baker'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Baker'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baker'S Road —
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Data Sources

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