Total Crime Rate
13.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bourne 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.
View Crime In Devonshire| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bourne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dursley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Longstone Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bourne Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pevensey Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pevensey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourne Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | New Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourne Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pevensey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pevensey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellesley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wellesley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dursley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wellesley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | — |
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