Total Crime Rate

90.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Drugs 13.5 9/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Royal Parade area has the 35th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 116th 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 Royal Parade (BN22 7LU) in the last 12 months was 90.1 per 1,000 residents and was 56.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal Parade (BN22 7LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wakehurst Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Royal Parade area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Other theft Groombridge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Groombridge Avenue
Apr 2026Burglary Nelson Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wakehurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wakehurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wakehurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wakehurst Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Groombridge Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

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