Total Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.9 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

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 36.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clarence Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 98th lowest crime rate of 326 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 Clarence Road (BN22 8HH) in the last 12 months was 36.7 per 1,000 residents and was 82.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (β‰ˆ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarence Road (BN22 8HH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Clarence Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Hanover Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hoad Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Willowfield Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Havelock Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Havelock Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hoad Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterworks Road β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Hanover Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moy Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chawbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moy Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moy Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moy Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kerrara Terrace β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Philip'S Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willowfield Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willowfield Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willowfield Square β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willowfield Square β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Beltring Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Havelock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmore Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheen Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanover Road β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Leslie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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