Crime Rates at The Avenue, Eastbourne, BN21 3YB

The Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 19th 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 The Avenue (BN21 3YB) in the last 12 months was 504.4 per 1,000 residents and was 140.6% higher than the Meads average (209.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 220.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (BN21 3YB), the main crime hotspot is near Station Street. Police recorded 266 crimes here, including 119 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.