Total Crime Rate

162.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 162.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Seaside area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 56th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Seaside (BN22 7QP) in the last 12 months was 162.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 89.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seaside (BN22 7QP), the main crime hotspot is near Ceylon Place. Police recorded 160 crimes here, including 83 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Seaside area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marine Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Willowfield Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willowfield Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willowfield Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willowfield Square
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willowfield Square
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Belmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belmore Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willowfield Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redoubt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redoubt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redoubt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redoubt Road
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hanover Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hanover Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hanover Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hanover Road
Sep 2025Drugs Colonnade Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Colonnade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Colonnade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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