Crime Rates at Whitley Road, Eastbourne, BN22 8LT

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