Total Crime Rate

282.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 282.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.1 9/10
  • Public order 35.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 23.5 7/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 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

Calverley Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 35th highest crime rate of 328 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 Calverley Road (BN21 4SR) in the last 12 months was 282.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 117.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 188.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Calverley Road (BN21 4SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 345 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Street (141 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Calverley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gildredge Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furness Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Furness Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Grove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Grove Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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