Total Crime Rate

114.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.2 8/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashford Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 326 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 Ashford Road (BN21 3TT) in the last 12 months was 114.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.9% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashford Road (BN21 3TT), the main crime hotspot is near Terminus Road. Police recorded 258 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/127)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Langney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Langney Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leaf Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harris Court —
Apr 2026Other crime Cavendish Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harris Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tideswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terminus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Terminus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Terminus Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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