Total Crime Rate

39.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.3 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 39.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 17.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Waterworks Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 105th 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 Waterworks Road (BN22 8LR) in the last 12 months was 39.5 per 1,000 residents and was 81.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterworks Road (BN22 8LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Havelock Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sydney Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waterworks Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moy Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ringwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dursley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterworks Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbotts Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moy Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchcombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Havelock Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Havelock Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Havelock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chawbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roborough Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winchcombe Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moy Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moy Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayfield Place —
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Data Sources

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