Total Crime Rate
474.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
211.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026This area has the 11th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Eastbourne .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around This (BN21 3DH) in the last 12 months was 474.2 per 1,000 residents and was 127.8% higher than the Devonshire average (208.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 211.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode BN21 3DH, the main crime hotspot is near Ceylon Place. Police recorded 192 crimes here, including 95 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Eastbourne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lion Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elms Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elms Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Elms Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Elms Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elms Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Elms Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elms Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tideswell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grand Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grand Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grand Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Susan'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elms Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Queens Gardens | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Elms Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queens Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queens Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queens Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Queens Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Queens Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elms Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Queens Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Queens Gardens | Under investigation |
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