Crime Rates at Firle Road, Eastbourne, BN22 8EE

Firle 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 Firle Road (BN22 8EE) 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 (≈ 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 Firle Road (BN22 8EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sheen Road, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willowfield Square (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.