Total Crime Rate
83.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bourne Street area has the 37th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 127th highest crime rate of 326 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 Bourne Street (BN21 3SB) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bourne Street (BN21 3SB), the main crime hotspot is near Ceylon Place. Police recorded 192 crimes here, including 95 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Eastbourne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Melbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ceylon Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ceylon Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ceylon Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ceylon Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ceylon Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ceylon Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ceylon Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Langney Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Langney Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Langney Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Langney Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ceylon Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leaf Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Susan'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Susan'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Firle Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Firle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Havelock Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Havelock Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Havelock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Havelock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Tideswell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tideswell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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