Total Crime Rate

44.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 44.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 24.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Roselands Avenue area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 120th lowest 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 Roselands Avenue (BN22 8PG) in the last 12 months was 44.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roselands Avenue (BN22 8PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Seaside, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kerrara Terrace (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Roselands Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaside Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Public order Roseveare Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Philip'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodgate Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ecmod Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Sidings Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kerrara Terrace —
Apr 2026Robbery Swan Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Swan Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Roselands Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northbourne Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brydges Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northbourne Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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