Total Crime Rate

223.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 223.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 54.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 29.9 7/10
  • Other crime 14.9 10/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.0 10/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Mountfield Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hampden Park , and the 40th highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Eastbourne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mountfield Road (BN22 9BL) in the last 12 months was 223.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.8% higher than the Hampden Park average (132.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mountfield Road (BN22 9BL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 168 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mountfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Grove —
Apr 2026Public order Mallard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mallard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mallard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howletts Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lottbridge Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Howletts Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadhurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hampden Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hampden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgeland Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgeland Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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