Crime Rates at Sydney Road, Eastbourne, BN22 8BQ

Sydney Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 127th highest crime rate of 326 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 Sydney Road (BN22 8BQ) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sydney Road (BN22 8BQ), 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.