Total Crime Rate

199.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

129.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 199.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 129.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.9 9/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Jevington Gardens area has the 11th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 44th 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 Jevington Gardens (BN21 4SD) in the last 12 months was 199.1 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% lower 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 129.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jevington Gardens (BN21 4SD), the main crime hotspot is near Jevington Gardens. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 57 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilmington Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jevington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wilmington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilmington Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order College Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilmington Square —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wilmington Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilmington Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilmington Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilmington Square —
Apr 2026Other crime South Cliff Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jevington Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jevington Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Jevington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Jevington Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ascot Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jevington Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jevington Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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