Crime Rates at Blackwater Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4JQ

Blackwater Road 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 Blackwater Road (BN21 4JQ) 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 Blackwater Road (BN21 4JQ), 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.