Total Crime Rate

217.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 217.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 85.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.9 10/10
  • Public order 17.8 9/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Firle Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 41st highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Eastbourne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Firle Road (BN22 8EU) in the last 12 months was 217.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 85.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Firle Road (BN22 8EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bourne Street, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Longstone Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Firle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moy Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Havelock Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moy Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moy Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moy Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmore Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Firle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Havelock Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Beltring Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Havelock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bourne Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchcombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Firle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longstone Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ringwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbotts Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chawbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bourne Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bourne Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dursley Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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