Total Crime Rate
929.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Seaside Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 8th 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 3PF) in the last 12 months was 929.1 per 1,000 residents and was 326.8% higher than the Devonshire average (217.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 140 (β 473.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Seaside Road (BN21 3PF), 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.
View Crime In Devonshire| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ceylon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elms Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Belmore Road | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Belmore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elms Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Elms Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elms Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elms Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elms Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elms Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elms Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Place | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burlington Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burlington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cavendish Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | North Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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