Total Crime Rate
651.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bourne 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 areaβs 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 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.
View Crime In Devonshire| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wellesley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sheen Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ceylon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ceylon Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ceylon Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ceylon Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheen Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Sheen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sheen Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ceylon Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Queens Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Queens Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Queens Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queens Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shackleton Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shackleton Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ceylon Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Susan'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shackleton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Firle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | β |
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