Total Crime Rate
449.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Leonards Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 23rd 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 St Leonards Road (BN21 3UT) in the last 12 months was 449.3 per 1,000 residents and was 97.5% higher than the Meads average (227.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -90.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -90.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 104 (≈ 229.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Leonards Road (BN21 3UT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 287 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Street (141 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Meads| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hartfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Commercial Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mark Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eversfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eversfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hartfield Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hartfield Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hartfield Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hartfield Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hartfield Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mark Lane | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Station Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Station Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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