Total Crime Rate

573.2 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very 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 573.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 192.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 121.3 10/10
  • Other theft 58.6 10/10
  • Public order 58.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.8 10/10
  • Burglary 25.1 10/10
  • Robbery 20.9 10/10
  • Drugs 16.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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.
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Crime overview

Grand Parade area has the 4th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 19th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grand Parade (BN21 3YP) in the last 12 months was 573.2 per 1,000 residents and was 151.9% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (β‰ˆ 276.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grand Parade (BN21 3YP), the main crime hotspot is near Seaside Road. Police recorded 174 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grand Parade area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elms Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Seaside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Seaside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seaside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seaside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Seaside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seaside Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seaside Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seaside Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lismore Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hartington Place β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Hartington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elms Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation

Data Sources

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