Crime Rates at College Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4HX

College Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 86th 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 College Road (BN21 4HX) in the last 12 months was 116.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Road (BN21 4HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 345 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Street (141 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.