Total Crime Rate

594.8 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 594.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 211.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 103.5 10/10
  • Public order 77.6 10/10
  • Drugs 56.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.1 10/10
  • Other theft 21.6 10/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Robbery 12.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 12.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.6 9/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
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 6th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 17th 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 3PT) in the last 12 months was 594.8 per 1,000 residents and was 173.3% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 260.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 306.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seaside Road (BN21 3PT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Seaside Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/133)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seaside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Elms Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willowfield Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willowfield Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Willowfield Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willowfield Square Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willowfield Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willowfield Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willowfield Square Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Willowfield Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elms Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elms Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willowfield Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elms Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elms Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Queens Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Queens Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pevensey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pevensey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willowfield Square —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pevensey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ceylon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ceylon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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