Total Crime Rate

213.5 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

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 213.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.9 10/10
  • Public order 28.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Neville Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 328 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 Neville Road (BN22 8HR) in the last 12 months was 213.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (β‰ˆ 103.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Neville Road (BN22 8HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sheen Road, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willowfield Square (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Neville Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Havelock Road β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Sheen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoad Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoad Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Springfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Springfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Leslie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Firle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Springfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheen Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Sheen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avondale Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moy Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moy Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ringwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Havelock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dursley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Havelock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Havelock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Havelock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dursley Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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