Total Crime Rate

594.8 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 594.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 211.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 103.5 10/10
  • Public order 77.6 10/10
  • Drugs 56.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.1 10/10
  • Other theft 21.6 10/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Robbery 12.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 12.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.6 9/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
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

Marine Parade area has the 6th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 17th 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 Marine Parade (BN21 3DX) in the last 12 months was 594.8 per 1,000 residents and was 173.3% higher than the Devonshire average (217.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 260.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 306.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marine Parade (BN21 3DX), the main crime hotspot is near Seaside Road. Police recorded 174 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marine Parade area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marine Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Seaside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leaf Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Aubyn'S Road
Sep 2025Other crime Seaside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seaside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seaside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Seaside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Seaside Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Leaf Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Seaside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seaside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seaside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Seaside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Seaside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seaside Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seaside Road
Sep 2025Public order Leaf Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bourne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elms Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Colonnade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Colonnade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Colonnade Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cavendish Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Cavendish Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Place Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bourne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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