Total Crime Rate

952.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

466.2 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 952.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 466.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 358.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 189.2 10/10
  • Other theft 94.6 10/10
  • Public order 74.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.1 10/10
  • Drugs 54.1 10/10
  • Robbery 33.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 33.8 10/10
  • Other crime 27.0 10/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 3rd highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 10th 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 3PL) in the last 12 months was 952.7 per 1,000 residents and was 357.7% 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 466.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seaside Road (BN21 3PL), 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 (30/197)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Marine Parade Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Trinity Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ceylon Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ceylon Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ceylon Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
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Data Sources

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