Total Crime Rate

215.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 215.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 80.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 19th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Seaside (BN22 7RL) in the last 12 months was 215.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% lower than the Devonshire average (217.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 80.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seaside (BN22 7RL), 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 Seaside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sidley Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ecmod Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belle Vue Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Beamsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seaford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swan Mews Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Burglary Brydges Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hydney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sidley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brydges Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Seaside Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seaside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seaside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ecmod Road —
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Data Sources

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