Total Crime Rate

1490.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

399.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1490.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 736.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 399.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 265.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 186.8 10/10
  • Public order 87.1 10/10
  • Other theft 44.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.3 10/10
  • Robbery 31.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.1 10/10
  • Burglary 19.1 10/10
  • Drugs 19.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 10.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lismore Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 4th highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Eastbourne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lismore Road (BN21 3BA) in the last 12 months was 1490.5 per 1,000 residents and was 610.8% higher than the Meads average (209.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 347 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 51.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 188 (≈ 399.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lismore Road (BN21 3BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 336 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Terminus Road (76 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lismore Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/217)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elms Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elms Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burlington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elms Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longstone Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tideswell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tideswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cavendish Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Harris Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harris Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elms Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cornfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Langney Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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