Total Crime Rate

651.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 651.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 225.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 200.0 10/10
  • Public order 41.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.9 10/10
  • Drugs 35.9 10/10
  • Other theft 25.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 25.6 7/10
  • Burglary 20.5 10/10
  • Other crime 15.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Longstone Road 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 Longstone Road (BN21 3SJ) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Longstone Road (BN21 3SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 183 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Seaside Road (102 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Longstone Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shackleton Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ceylon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ceylon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Ceylon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ceylon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bourne Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bourne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ceylon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wellesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wellesley Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Wellesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wellesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wellesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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