Total Crime Rate

588.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

169.4 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 588.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 181.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 169.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 112.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.7 10/10
  • Public order 56.5 10/10
  • Other theft 28.2 10/10
  • Burglary 24.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Robbery 16.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Other 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

Dallington Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hampden Park , and the 15th 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 Dallington Road (BN22 9EF) in the last 12 months was 588.7 per 1,000 residents and was 344.0% higher than the Hampden Park average (132.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 169.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dallington Road (BN22 9EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knoll Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dallington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hargreaves Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iden Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fletching Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletching Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Penhurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penhurst Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penhurst Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Public order Knoll Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Edward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barnham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnham Close —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Hydneye Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Edward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dallington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lakelands Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lakelands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fletching Road —
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Data Sources

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