Total Crime Rate

474.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

211.3 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 474.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 211.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 103.1 10/10
  • Public order 43.8 10/10
  • Other theft 41.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.1 10/10
  • Burglary 30.9 10/10
  • Drugs 18.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.3 5/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 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 11th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Eastbourne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Seaside Road (BN21 3PP) in the last 12 months was 474.2 per 1,000 residents and was 127.8% 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 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 211.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seaside Road (BN21 3PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Terminus Road, where police recorded 258 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ceylon Place (95 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Seaside Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Lion Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elms Avenue
Apr 2026Public order Elms Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lion Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cavendish Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Langney Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Langney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elms Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Elms Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Burlington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harris Court
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harris Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Harris Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tideswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tideswell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burlington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burlington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elms Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burlington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longstone Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longstone Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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