Total Crime Rate
185.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
99.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barden Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 48th 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 Barden Road (BN22 7ED) in the last 12 months was 185.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.1% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 99.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barden Road (BN22 7ED), the main crime hotspot is near Cambridge Road. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 35 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 | Drugs | Hanover Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanover Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Swan Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Springfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Leslie Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cambridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hanover Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hanover Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barden Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cambridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanover Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cambridge Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St James Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St James Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St James Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barden Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Swan Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Barden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redoubt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redoubt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodgate Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beltring Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Redoubt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Redoubt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Redoubt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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