Total Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · 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 54.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cavendish Avenue area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 149th 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 8EN) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 75.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cavendish Avenue (BN22 8EN), the main crime hotspot is near Pevensey Road. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 65 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cavendish Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shackleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pevensey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pevensey Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dursley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dursley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pevensey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belmore Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Belmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pevensey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pevensey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willowfield Square —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Western 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 Whitley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Western Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Firle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pevensey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Firle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarence Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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