Total Crime Rate
333.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
125.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026West Street Mews area has the 7th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 27th highest crime rate of 326 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 West Street Mews (BN21 4TA) in the last 12 months was 333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% higher than the Meads average (209.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (β 125.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 172.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West Street Mews (BN21 4TA), 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.
View Crime In Eastbourne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lushington Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Cornfield Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivy Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lushington Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornfield Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cornfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cornfield Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Connaught Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Connaught Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hyde Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wish Road | β |
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