Total Crime Rate
651.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Longstone 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.
View Crime In Devonshire| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shackleton Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ceylon Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ceylon Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ceylon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ceylon Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bourne Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourne Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ceylon Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Wellesley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wellesley Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wellesley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wellesley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wellesley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellesley Road | Under investigation |
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