Total Crime Rate

56.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beach Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 153rd lowest crime rate of 328 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 Beach Road (BN22 7EY) in the last 12 months was 56.1 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% lower than the Devonshire average (217.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -73.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beach Road (BN22 7EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barden Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beach Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sidley Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redoubt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Addingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penhale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Channel View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Channel View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hydney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sidley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rylstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swan Mews Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seaford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redoubt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redoubt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belle Vue Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redoubt Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seaside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seaside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Seaside Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Beamsley Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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