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 4AF) 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 4AF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Devonshire Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burlington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Susan'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Susan'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hartington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Other theft Susan'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Susan'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Susan'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grand Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terminus Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elms Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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