Total Crime Rate

416.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.8 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 416.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 121.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.9 9/10
  • Other theft 70.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 38.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.1 10/10
  • Public order 25.6 10/10
  • Burglary 19.2 10/10
  • Drugs 19.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.8 10/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
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

Hartington Place area has the 5th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 24th highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Eastbourne .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hartington Place (BN21 3BW) in the last 12 months was 416.7 per 1,000 residents and was 98.7% higher than the Meads average (209.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 121.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartington Place (BN21 3BW), 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 Hartington Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elms Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Other crime Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cavendish Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elms Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elms Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elms Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Elms Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elms Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elms Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cornfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornfield Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cornfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tideswell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burlington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
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

Data Sources

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