Crime Rates at Connaught Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4PY

Connaught Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 4th highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Eastbourne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Connaught Road (BN21 4PY) in the last 12 months was 1490.5 per 1,000 residents and was 610.8% higher than the Meads average (209.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 347 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 51.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 188 (≈ 399.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Connaught Road (BN21 4PY), 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.