Total Crime Rate

156.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 156.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.2 9/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Jevington Gardens area has the 13th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 58th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Jevington Gardens (BN21 4SD) in the last 12 months was 156.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% lower than the Meads average (227.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 97.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jevington Gardens (BN21 4SD), the main crime hotspot is near Jevington Gardens. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Jevington Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilmington Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jevington Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wilmington Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jevington Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jevington Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jevington Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jevington Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jevington Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jevington Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jevington Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jevington Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilmington Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jevington Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jevington Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilmington Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jevington Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jevington Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Blackwater Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sheraton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sheraton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Silverdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grassington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wilmington Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Jevington Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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