Crime Rates at Fort Road, Eastbourne, BN22 7SE

Fort Road 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 Fort Road (BN22 7SE) 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 Fort Road (BN22 7SE), 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.