Total Crime Rate
335.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cavendish 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.
View Crime In Devonshire| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cavendish Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pevensey Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pevensey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pevensey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pevensey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pevensey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pevensey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pevensey Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pevensey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pevensey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pevensey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Place | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cavendish Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dursley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dursley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shackleton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shackleton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shackleton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shackleton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shackleton Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shackleton Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Place | Under investigation |
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