Total Crime Rate
72.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Annes Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Old Town , and the 141st highest crime rate of 326 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 St Annes Road (BN21 2BS) in the last 12 months was 72.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% lower than the Old Town average (94.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 6 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Annes Road (BN21 2BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Anne'S Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carew Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Eastbourne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Quadrant | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Upperton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bernard Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Torfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Torfield Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carew Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Anne'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Selwyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Richmond Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Richmond Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Gap Road | — |
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