Total Crime Rate

629.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

288.8 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 629.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 288.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 211.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 142.2 10/10
  • Public order 69.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 64.7 10/10
  • Drugs 56.0 10/10
  • Other theft 38.8 10/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Seaside Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 14th 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 Seaside Road (BN21 3ET) in the last 12 months was 629.3 per 1,000 residents and was 202.3% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 288.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seaside Road (BN21 3ET), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Seaside Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/142)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burlington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ceylon Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Saddlers Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Saddlers Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ceylon Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ceylon Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ceylon Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ceylon Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ceylon Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ceylon Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ceylon Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ceylon Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ceylon Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ceylon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ceylon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ceylon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ceylon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queens Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ceylon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Marine Parade Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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