Total Crime Rate

103.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 103.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.1 10/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Carew Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Old Town , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Carew Road (BN21 2JR) in the last 12 months was 103.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carew Road (BN21 2JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ratton Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Lynn Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Carew Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Prideaux Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Michel Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashburnham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ratton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Selwyn Drive —
Sep 2025Public order Selwyn Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South Lynn Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Ratton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upperton Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Upperton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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