Total Crime Rate

323.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

140.9 per 1,000 10/10 Β· 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 323.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 140.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.4 10/10
  • Public order 27.5 10/10
  • Drugs 17.2 9/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 10.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lushington Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 30th highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Eastbourne .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lushington Lane (BN21 4LS) in the last 12 months was 323.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.0% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (β‰ˆ 140.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lushington Lane (BN21 4LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 336 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Street (119 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lushington Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornfield Road β€”
Apr 2026Public order Bath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Road β€”
Apr 2026Public order Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Street β€”
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cornfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Street β€”
Apr 2026Burglary Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Station Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lushington Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wish Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wish Road β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Chiswick Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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