Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.2 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

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 125.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • 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· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Georges Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 77th 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 St Georges Road (BN22 8EB) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (β‰ˆ 68.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Georges Road (BN22 8EB), 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 St Georges Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Firle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ceylon Place β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ceylon Place β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ceylon Place β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ceylon Place β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ceylon Place β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ceylon Place β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ceylon Place β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ceylon Place β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ceylon Place β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ceylon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hoad Road β€”
Apr 2026Burglary Hoad Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ceylon Place β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kerrara Terrace β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bourne Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bourne Street β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ceylon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bourne Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willowfield Square β€”
Apr 2026Public order Ceylon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Havelock Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Havelock Road β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Havelock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ceylon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chawbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willowfield Square β€”

Data Sources

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