Total Crime Rate

93.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 93.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 29.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • 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
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

Spencer Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 111th 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 Spencer Road (BN21 4PB) in the last 12 months was 93.1 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spencer Road (BN21 4PB), 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 Spencer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/134)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gildredge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calverley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hyde Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gildredge Road —
Apr 2026Public order Gildredge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Station Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gildredge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gildredge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gildredge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gildredge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gildredge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cornfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hyde Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hyde Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hyde Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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