Total Crime Rate

102.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Lindfield Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hampden Park , and the 104th 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 0AU) in the last 12 months was 102.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 58.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lindfield Road (BN22 0AU), the main crime hotspot is near Brodrick Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lindfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brodrick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brodrick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brodrick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Chelworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chelworth Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roffrey Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Broadway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowlands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Timberley Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Timberley Road —

Data Sources

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