Total Crime Rate

463.9 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 463.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 105.7 10/10
  • Burglary 43.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.5 10/10
  • Public order 33.5 10/10
  • Other theft 28.4 10/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Robbery 7.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
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

Seaside Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 328 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 3PR) in the last 12 months was 463.9 per 1,000 residents and was 113.1% 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 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 183.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 208.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seaside Road (BN21 3PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Terminus Road, where police recorded 381 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.

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Crime Over Time in Seaside Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Place Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hartington Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Terminus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Terminus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hartington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Terminus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elms Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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