Total Crime Rate
507.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
256.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Longstone Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 18th highest crime rate of 326 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 Longstone Road (BN21 3SJ) in the last 12 months was 507.7 per 1,000 residents and was 143.9% higher 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 256.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Longstone Road (BN21 3SJ), 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 | Theft from the person | Langney Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Susan'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tideswell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Havelock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Havelock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Havelock Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Havelock Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Susan'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Longstone Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Susan'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Melbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Susan'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Susan'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Roborough Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | New Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cavendish Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Susan'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dursley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Tideswell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shackleton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elms Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elms Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elms Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elms Road | Under investigation |
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