Crime Rates at Midhurst Road, Eastbourne, BN22 9HW

Midhurst Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hampden Park , and the 157th highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Eastbourne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Midhurst Road (BN22 9HW) in the last 12 months was 65.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Midhurst Road (BN22 9HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fletching Road, where police recorded 44 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.