Total Crime Rate

109.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.2 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 109.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Drugs 16.0 9/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Marine Parade area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 97th highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Eastbourne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marine Parade (BN22 7AY) in the last 12 months was 109.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 53.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marine Parade (BN22 7AY), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Marine Parade area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colonnade Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hoad Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sheen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sheen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sheen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Sheen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheen Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheen Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheen Road
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shackleton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shackleton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Shackleton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hoad Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willowfield Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St James Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willowfield Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Willowfield Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Willowfield Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willowfield Square
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willowfield Square
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmore Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bourne Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ceylon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ceylon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ceylon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ceylon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ceylon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheen Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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