Crime Rates at Cambridge Road, Eastbourne, BN22 7BS

Cambridge 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 Cambridge Road (BN22 7BS) 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 Cambridge Road (BN22 7BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sheen Road, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cambridge Road (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.