Total Crime Rate
481.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
135.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Willowfield Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 21st 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 Willowfield Road (BN22 8AX) in the last 12 months was 481.1 per 1,000 residents and was 131.1% higher than the Devonshire average (208.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (β 135.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Willowfield Road (BN22 8AX), the main crime hotspot is near Ceylon Place. Police recorded 192 crimes here, including 95 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Eastbourne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Firle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ceylon Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ceylon Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ceylon Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ceylon Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ceylon Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ceylon Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ceylon Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ceylon Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ceylon Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ceylon Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hoad Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hoad Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ceylon Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kerrara Terrace | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanover Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bourne Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bourne Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ceylon Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Melbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bourne Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Willowfield Square | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ceylon Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Havelock Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Havelock Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Havelock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Havelock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ceylon Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chawbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Willowfield Square | β |
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