Total Crime Rate
573.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grand 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 areaβs 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 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.
View Crime In Meads| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elms Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Seaside Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | North Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | North Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Seaside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Seaside Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Seaside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Seaside Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seaside Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seaside Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seaside Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lismore Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hartington Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hartington Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartington Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elms Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
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