Total Crime Rate

1755.8 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 1755.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1038.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 271.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 121.0 10/10
  • Public order 106.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.7 10/10
  • Other theft 40.3 10/10
  • Robbery 29.7 10/10
  • Burglary 27.6 10/10
  • Drugs 23.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
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

Bolton Road area has the highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 2nd 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 Bolton Road (BN21 3JX) in the last 12 months was 1755.8 per 1,000 residents and was 671.7% higher than the Meads average (227.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 489 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 199 (≈ 422.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 128.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bolton Road (BN21 3JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Terminus Road, where police recorded 381 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Street (141 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bolton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/191)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Terminus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mark Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mark Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mark Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mark Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lushington Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lushington Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lushington Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lushington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Mark Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bolton Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Bolton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bolton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bolton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bolton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cornfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Mark Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Mark Lane Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wellesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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