Crime Rates at Seaside Road, Eastbourne, BN21 3PB

Seaside Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 7th 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 Seaside Road (BN21 3PB) in the last 12 months was 1175.7 per 1,000 residents and was 440.1% 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 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 102 (≈ 689.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seaside Road (BN21 3PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 183 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Seaside Road (102 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.