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

Terminus 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 Terminus Road (BN21 3DF) 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 Terminus Road (BN21 3DF), the main crime hotspot is near Terminus Road. Police recorded 258 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Terminus Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Terminus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terminus Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terminus Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terminus Road
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Terminus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Terminus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Terminus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Terminus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Terminus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Terminus Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Terminus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Terminus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Terminus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Terminus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lismore Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Terminus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terminus Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terminus Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terminus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terminus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terminus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terminus Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terminus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terminus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terminus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terminus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terminus Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Terminus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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