Total Crime Rate
162.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Willowfield Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 56th highest crime rate of 328 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 Willowfield Road (BN22 8AP) in the last 12 months was 162.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 89.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Willowfield Road (BN22 8AP), the main crime hotspot is near Ceylon Place. Police recorded 160 crimes here, including 83 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Devonshire| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marine Parade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Queens Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hanover Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hanover Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Queens Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queens Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ceylon Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ceylon Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ceylon Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ceylon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hanover Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cavendish Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kilda Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Leaf Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Leaf Hall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourne Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourne Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bourne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bourne Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avondale Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Longstone Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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