Total Crime Rate

628.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 628.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 179.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 141.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 70.5 10/10
  • Other theft 64.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 51.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.5 10/10
  • Burglary 25.6 10/10
  • Drugs 25.6 10/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Robbery 12.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hartington Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 16th highest crime rate of 328 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 Hartington Place (BN21 3BL) in the last 12 months was 628.2 per 1,000 residents and was 176.1% higher than the Meads average (227.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 166.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartington Place (BN21 3BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Terminus Road, where police recorded 381 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Seaside Road (102 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hartington Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elms Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burlington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burlington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burlington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burlington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burlington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elms Road
Sep 2025Public order Elms Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elms Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elms Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Trees Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Howard Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shackleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shackleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shackleton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shackleton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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