Total Crime Rate

139.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 139.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 54.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 20.5 7/10
  • Robbery 17.1 10/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lindfield Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hampden Park , and the 64th highest crime rate of 326 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 0BB) in the last 12 months was 139.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% higher than the Hampden Park average (132.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 54.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lindfield Road (BN22 0BB), the main crime hotspot is near Brodrick Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 20 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maplehurst Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Broadway —
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cedar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chelworth Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Willingdon Park Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Broadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brodrick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broom Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinewood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pinewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinewood Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tamarack Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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