Total Crime Rate

13.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 13.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bourne Street area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 18th lowest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bourne Street (BN21 3SG) in the last 12 months was 13.1 per 1,000 residents and was 94.0% lower than the Devonshire average (217.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bourne Street (BN21 3SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 134 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (69 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bourne Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dursley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Longstone Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bourne Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pevensey Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pevensey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bourne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
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 2025Anti-social behaviour New Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bourne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pevensey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pevensey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wellesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dursley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wellesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street —

Data Sources

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