Total Crime Rate

316.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

131.0 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 316.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 131.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.3 10/10
  • Drugs 35.7 10/10
  • Public order 35.7 10/10
  • Other theft 31.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.8 10/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 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

Lansdowne Terrace area has the 9th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 326 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 Lansdowne Terrace (BN21 4EB) in the last 12 months was 316.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% higher 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 131.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lansdowne Terrace (BN21 4EB), the main crime hotspot is near Jevington Gardens. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lansdowne Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burlington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wish Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilmington Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wilmington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilmington Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wish Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wish Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burlington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilmington Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilmington Square —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wilmington Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilmington Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilmington Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chiswick Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Compton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Compton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order College Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation

Data Sources

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