Total Crime Rate

116.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 116.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.2 9/10
  • Public order 28.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Myrtle Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 84th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Myrtle Road (BN22 7ST) in the last 12 months was 116.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 88.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Myrtle Road (BN22 7ST), the main crime hotspot is near Wakehurst Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Myrtle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Fort Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wakehurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fort Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allfrey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Allfrey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allfrey Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allfrey Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wakehurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakehurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakehurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Groombridge Avenue —
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Data Sources

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