Total Crime Rate
1574.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grove 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.
View Crime In Meads| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivy Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | York Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | York Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | York Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | South Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avenue Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Furness Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Mark Lane | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mark Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mark Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mark Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mark Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Station Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Station Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Station Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Station Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Station Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharf Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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