Total Crime Rate

573.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 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

Grand 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 Grand Parade (BN21 4DH) 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 Grand Parade (BN21 4DH), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grand Parade area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elms Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Elms Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elms Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elms Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Compton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Compton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elms Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Compton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bolton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elms Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elms Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elms Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Place
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bolton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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