Total Crime Rate
590.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Roseveare Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 18th highest crime rate of 328 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 Roseveare Road (BN22 8RS) in the last 12 months was 590.2 per 1,000 residents and was 171.1% higher than the Devonshire average (217.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 268.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Roseveare Road (BN22 8RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Sidings (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Devonshire| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Sidings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Northbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Churchdale Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Sidings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Sidings | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brydges Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ecmod Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ecmod Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brydges Close | Under investigation |
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