Total Crime Rate
1235.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Terminus Road area has the highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 5th 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 Terminus Road (BN21 3QL) in the last 12 months was 1235.8 per 1,000 residents and was 467.7% higher than the Devonshire average (217.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 179 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 129 (≈ 385.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Terminus Road (BN21 3QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Terminus Road, where police recorded 381 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Street (141 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Devonshire| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ivy Terrace | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lushington Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bolton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Leonard'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Leonard'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bolton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Commercial Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Commercial Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Commercial Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lushington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lushington Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Bolton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lushington Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mark Lane | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mark Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mark Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mark Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mark Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bolton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bolton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivy Terrace | — |
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