Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 111.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

College Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 95th 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 College Road (BN21 4JA) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% lower than the Meads average (209.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 52.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Road (BN21 4JA), the main crime hotspot is near Station Street. Police recorded 266 crimes here, including 119 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in College Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/104)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ivy Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mark Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mark Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cornfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mark Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mark Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Mark Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Furness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Furness Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ivy Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ivy Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ivy Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mark Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Station Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Station Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Station Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Street —
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Data Sources

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