Total Crime Rate
101.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Devonshire 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 4AE) 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 4AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 336 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Terminus Road (76 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Eastbourne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Elms Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lismore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lushington Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Cornfield Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornfield Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hyde Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hyde Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hyde Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hyde Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hyde Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hyde Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hyde Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lushington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Connaught Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Connaught Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Trinity Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cornfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cornfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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