Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 76.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

St Leonards Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 135th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Leonards Road (BN21 3UW) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% lower than the Meads average (227.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Leonards Road (BN21 3UW), 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

Crime Over Time in St Leonards Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Hartfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedfordwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedfordwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedfordwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hartfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hartfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hartfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avenue Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivy Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eversfield Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eversfield Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eversfield Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivy Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ivy Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ivy Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ivy Terrace Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ivy Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Public order Station Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.