Crime Rates at St Leonards Road, Eastbourne, BN21 3UX

St 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 3UX) 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 3UX), 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.