Total Crime Rate

573.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 573.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 192.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 121.3 10/10
  • Other theft 58.6 10/10
  • Public order 58.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.8 10/10
  • Burglary 25.1 10/10
  • Robbery 20.9 10/10
  • Drugs 16.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 4th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 19th 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 3BS) in the last 12 months was 573.2 per 1,000 residents and was 151.9% higher than the Meads average (227.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 276.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartington Place (BN21 3BS), 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 Elms Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elms Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Trinity Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trinity Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cornfield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub 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
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shackleton Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shackleton Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Trees Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bolton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burlington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Susan'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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