Total Crime Rate

118.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 118.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Robbery 12.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.5 8/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Devonshire Place area has the 17th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Devonshire Place (BN21 4AB) in the last 12 months was 118.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Place (BN21 4AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Terminus Road, where police recorded 381 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.

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Crime Over Time in Devonshire Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lushington Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lushington Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lushington Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Trees Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Howard Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lushington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burlington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Compton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Compton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Compton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Compton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Compton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Compton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trinity Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Trinity Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burlington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burlington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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