Total Crime Rate

121.2 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 121.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

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Crime Over Time in St Georges Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saddlers Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sheen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ceylon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ceylon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoad Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoad Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoad Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hanover Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hanover Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hanover Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hanover Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheen Road β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Sheen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ceylon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime St James Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Leslie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Springfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Springfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Springfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Springfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kilda Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avondale Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ceylon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ceylon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saddlers Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willowfield Square β€”

Data Sources

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