Total Crime Rate

590.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 590.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 200.0 10/10
  • Drugs 163.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 82.0 10/10
  • Public order 55.7 10/10
  • Other crime 29.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 7/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bridgemere 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 Bridgemere Road (BN22 8TZ) 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 Bridgemere Road (BN22 8TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bridgemere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other theft Churchdale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Astaire Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astaire Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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