Total Crime Rate

631.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

352.4 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 631.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 352.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 260.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 127.0 10/10
  • Public order 63.5 10/10
  • Drugs 50.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.4 10/10
  • Other theft 25.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.1 10/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
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

Cavendish Place area has the 4th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 13th 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 Cavendish Place (BN21 3RL) in the last 12 months was 631.8 per 1,000 residents and was 203.5% 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 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 111 (≈ 352.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cavendish Place (BN21 3RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Terminus Road, where police recorded 258 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ceylon Place (95 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cavendish Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Saddlers Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Trinity Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winchcombe Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchcombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dursley Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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