Total Crime Rate

651.3 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 651.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 225.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 200.0 10/10
  • Public order 41.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.9 10/10
  • Drugs 35.9 10/10
  • Other theft 25.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 25.6 7/10
  • Burglary 20.5 10/10
  • Other crime 15.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bourne Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 14th 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 Bourne Street (BN21 3SA) in the last 12 months was 651.3 per 1,000 residents and was 199.2% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (β‰ˆ 276.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bourne Street (BN21 3SA), the main crime hotspot is near Seaside Road. Police recorded 174 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bourne Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wellesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheen Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Ceylon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ceylon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ceylon Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ceylon Place β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Sheen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sheen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ceylon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Queens Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Queens Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Queens Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shackleton Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shackleton Close β€”
Sep 2025Public order Ceylon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Susan'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shackleton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Firle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”

Data Sources

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