Total Crime Rate

540.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

285.7 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 540.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 285.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 214.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 130.1 10/10
  • Public order 58.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.4 10/10
  • Other theft 28.1 10/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.2 5/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
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

Tideswell Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 16th 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 Tideswell Road (BN21 3RG) in the last 12 months was 540.8 per 1,000 residents and was 159.8% 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 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 112 (≈ 285.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tideswell Road (BN21 3RG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 336 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Terminus Road (76 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tideswell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Susan'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bourne Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bourne Street
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hartington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Langney Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Langney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leaf Road
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 Susan'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Susan'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Susan'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Susan'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bourne Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Susan'S Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Susan'S Road
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashford Square
Apr 2026Other theft Lismore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lismore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tideswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tideswell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lismore Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bourne Street
Apr 2026Drugs Bourne Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Shackleton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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