Total Crime Rate

1235.8 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 1235.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 534.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 235.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 116.4 10/10
  • Public order 110.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 83.6 10/10
  • Other theft 41.8 10/10
  • Robbery 26.9 10/10
  • Burglary 20.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.9 9/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Other crime 11.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 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

Terminus 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.

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Crime Over Time in Terminus Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Ivy Terrace Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lushington Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bolton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Avenue
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Leonard'S Road
Sep 2025Other theft St Leonard'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bolton Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lushington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lushington Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bolton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lushington Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mark Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mark Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mark Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mark Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mark Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bolton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bolton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ivy Terrace

Data Sources

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