Total Crime Rate

481.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 481.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 202.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 110.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.5 10/10
  • Other theft 36.8 10/10
  • Public order 36.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.1 10/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Drugs 11.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Finmere Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 20th highest crime rate of 326 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 Finmere Road (BN22 8QQ) in the last 12 months was 481.6 per 1,000 residents and was 131.4% higher than the Devonshire average (208.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 110.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finmere Road (BN22 8QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 133 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Finmere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northbourne Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wartling Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rye Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Allfrey Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allfrey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allfrey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Allfrey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ecmod Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Archery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandwich Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Finmere Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willoughby Crescent —
Apr 2026Drugs Southbourne Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Myrtle Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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