Total Crime Rate

186.6 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 186.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Drugs 14.1 9/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Burlington Place area has the 11th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 48th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burlington Place (BN21 4DW) in the last 12 months was 186.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% lower 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (β‰ˆ 98.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 180.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burlington Place (BN21 4DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Terminus Road, where police recorded 381 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (80 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Burlington Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bolton Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Bolton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bolton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bolton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bolton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cornfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”

Data Sources

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