Total Crime Rate

101.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.5 8/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Devonshire Place area has the 19th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 326 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 101.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 59.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Place (BN21 4AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 336 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Street (119 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
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burlington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burlington Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burlington Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burlington Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burlington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burlington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burlington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burlington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Compton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Compton Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Chiswick Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wish Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wish Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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