Total Crime Rate

573.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 573.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 192.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 121.3 10/10
  • Other theft 58.6 10/10
  • Public order 58.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.8 10/10
  • Burglary 25.1 10/10
  • Robbery 20.9 10/10
  • Drugs 16.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

King Edwards Parade area has the 4th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 19th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around King Edwards Parade (BN21 4BX) in the last 12 months was 573.2 per 1,000 residents and was 151.9% higher 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 276.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Edwards Parade (BN21 4BX), the main crime hotspot is near Wilmington Square. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in King Edwards Parade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burlington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burlington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilmington Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilmington Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Howard Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilmington Square —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cornfield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Compton Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wilmington Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Compton Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Compton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Compton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Compton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wilmington Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Compton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burlington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burlington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burlington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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