Total Crime Rate

317.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

127.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 317.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 127.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 98.3 10/10
  • Public order 23.1 10/10
  • Burglary 17.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Other crime 17.3 10/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Seaside area has the 14th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 31st highest crime rate of 326 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 7SB) in the last 12 months was 317.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.7% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 127.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seaside (BN22 7SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Allfrey Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Seaside area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wakehurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allfrey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandwich Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Myrtle Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wartling Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Allfrey Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allfrey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Allfrey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wakehurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rye Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wakehurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wakehurst Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Finmere Road

Data Sources

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