Total Crime Rate

1574.3 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 1574.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 665.7 10/10
  • Public order 197.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 188.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 177.1 10/10
  • Other theft 97.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 42.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 37.1 10/10
  • Drugs 31.4 10/10
  • Burglary 28.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.1 10/10
  • Other crime 17.1 10/10
  • Robbery 14.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
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

Grove Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 328 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 Grove Road (BN21 4TR) in the last 12 months was 1574.3 per 1,000 residents and was 591.9% 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 233 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 148.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 320 (≈ 914.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Road (BN21 4TR), the main crime hotspot is near Station Street. Police recorded 260 crimes here, including 141 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grove Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivy Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Street
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avenue Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furness Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Mark Lane Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Mark Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mark Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mark Lane Under investigation
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 Mark Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Street
Sep 2025Other theft Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Station Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Station Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Station Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wharf Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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