Total Crime Rate

335.4 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 335.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.0 10/10
  • Drugs 34.5 10/10
  • Other theft 18.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Cavendish Place area has the 13th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 28th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cavendish Place (BN21 3RR) in the last 12 months was 335.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 128.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cavendish Place (BN21 3RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 183 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Seaside Road (102 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cavendish Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pevensey Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pevensey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pevensey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pevensey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pevensey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pevensey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pevensey Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pevensey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pevensey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pevensey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Place Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Drugs Cavendish Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dursley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dursley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shackleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shackleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shackleton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shackleton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shackleton Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shackleton Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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