Total Crime Rate
121.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Georges Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 80th 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 St Georges Road (BN22 8EB) in the last 12 months was 121.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% lower than the Devonshire average (217.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (β 68.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Georges Road (BN22 8EB), 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 | Saddlers Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sheen Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ceylon Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ceylon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hoad Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hoad Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hoad Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hanover Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hanover Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hanover Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hanover Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sheen Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Sheen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ceylon Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheen Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | St James Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Leslie Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kilda Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avondale Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ceylon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ceylon Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saddlers Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Willowfield Square | β |
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