Total Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 45.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 16.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Belmore Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 125th lowest crime rate of 326 local areas in Eastbourne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Belmore Road (BN22 8BH) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.1% lower than the Devonshire average (208.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Belmore Road (BN22 8BH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Belmore Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/112)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Saddlers Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marine Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Burfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Willowfield Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Willowfield Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willowfield Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willowfield Square —
Apr 2026Other theft Beltring Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marine Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Saddlers Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bourne Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willowfield Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Bourne Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Firle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bourne Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bourne Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bourne Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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