Total Crime Rate
168.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lindfield Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hampden Park , and the 53rd 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 Lindfield Road (BN22 0AJ) in the last 12 months was 168.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% higher than the Hampden Park average (141.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 90.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lindfield Road (BN22 0AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Meadowlands Avenue. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hampden Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadowlands Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Timberley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roffrey Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Chelworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chelworth Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Broadway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Timberley Road | — |
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