Total Crime Rate

169.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 169.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 109.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Burlington Place area has the 12th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 54th 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 Burlington Place (BN21 4BA) in the last 12 months was 169.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 109.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burlington Place (BN21 4BA), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burlington Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/90)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burlington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burlington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burlington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cornfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grand Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grand Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grand Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grand Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burlington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burlington Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burlington Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burlington Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Chiswick Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilmington Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilmington Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wilmington Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilmington Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilmington Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Trees Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Trees Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Trees —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bolton Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Trinity Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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