Total Crime Rate
79.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cavendish Avenue area has the 39th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 131st highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Eastbourne .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cavendish Avenue (BN22 8EP) in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% lower than the Devonshire average (208.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cavendish Avenue (BN22 8EP), the main crime hotspot is near Langney Road. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Eastbourne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Longstone Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bourne Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Firle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cavendish Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | New Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leaf Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmore Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tideswell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Tideswell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bourne Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterworks Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bourne Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bourne Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bourne Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Havelock Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Havelock Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Havelock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Havelock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chawbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Melbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Langney Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Langney Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Langney Road | Under investigation |
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