Total Crime Rate
191.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
93.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026This area has the 20th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 47th highest crime rate of 326 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 This (BN22 7QT) in the last 12 months was 191.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 93.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode BN22 7QT, 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.
View Crime In Eastbourne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Burfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St James Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St James Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Redoubt Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Redoubt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Redoubt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Redoubt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redoubt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redoubt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Halton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St James Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hoad Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hoad Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bayham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leaf Hall Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willowfield Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willowfield Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanover Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Barden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Willowfield Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sheen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sheen Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheen Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Springfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cambridge Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cambridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cambridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sheen Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sheen Road | — |
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