Total Crime Rate
236.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
132.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Marine Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 38th highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Eastbourne .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Marine Road (BN22 7AU) in the last 12 months was 236.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% higher than the Devonshire average (208.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 132.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marine Road (BN22 7AU), the main crime hotspot is near Ceylon Place. Police recorded 192 crimes here, including 95 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Eastbourne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Marine Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ceylon Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ceylon Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ceylon Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ceylon Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ceylon Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ceylon Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ceylon Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marine Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marine Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marine Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Ceylon Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ceylon Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ceylon Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ceylon Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ceylon Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmore Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beltring Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Burfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Burfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ceylon Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ceylon Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Willowfield Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ceylon Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Saddlers Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ceylon Place | — |
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