Total Crime Rate

335.4 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 335.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.0 10/10
  • Drugs 34.5 10/10
  • Other theft 18.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Susans Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 28th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Susans Road (BN21 3TH) in the last 12 months was 335.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 128.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Susans Road (BN21 3TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Terminus Road, where police recorded 381 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 Susans Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pevensey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Susan'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Susan'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Susan'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Susan'S Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Susan'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Susan'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Susan'S Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Trees Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elms Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elms Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Avenue Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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