Crime Rates at Whitley Road, Eastbourne, BN22 8LS

Whitley Road 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 Whitley Road (BN22 8LS) 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 Whitley Road (BN22 8LS), 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.