Total Crime Rate

326.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

146.7 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 326.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 146.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.9 10/10
  • Other theft 38.9 10/10
  • Public order 24.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Burglary 15.0 10/10
  • Drugs 15.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cavendish Place area has the 13th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 29th highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Eastbourne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cavendish Place (BN21 3JA) in the last 12 months was 326.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 146.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cavendish Place (BN21 3JA), 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 Cavendish Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/185)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Marine Parade Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Queens Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Queens Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queens Gardens Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Queens Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queens Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
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 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queens Gardens —
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
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Data Sources

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