Total Crime Rate

50.7 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Cavendish Avenue area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 136th lowest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cavendish Avenue (BN22 8EL) in the last 12 months was 50.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (β‰ˆ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cavendish Avenue (BN22 8EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bourne Street, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Langney Road (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cavendish Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Belmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoad Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willowfield Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bourne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bourne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Havelock Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Havelock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Havelock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Havelock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Havelock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Havelock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willowfield Square Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoad Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Longstone Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarence Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Sheen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Western Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Western Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Willowfield Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willowfield Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Firle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Firle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Sheen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheen Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willowfield Square β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoad Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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