Total Crime Rate

333.3 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

125.5 per 1,000 10/10 Β· 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 333.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 125.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 94.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.0 10/10
  • Public order 43.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

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Crime Over Time in West Street Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lushington Road β€”
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cornfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lushington Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cornfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornfield Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Connaught Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Road β€”
Apr 2026Public order Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hyde Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wish Road β€”

Data Sources

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