Total Crime Rate
104.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kingston Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hampden Park , and the 98th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kingston Road (BN22 9JA) in the last 12 months was 104.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% lower than the Hampden Park average (141.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingston Road (BN22 9JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hampden Avenue, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Paddock (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hampden Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winkney Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wadhurst Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Knoll Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Knoll Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knoll Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knoll Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Attfield Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Attfield Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingston Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cade Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winkney Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wilton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southern Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wilton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wadhurst Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Otham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Iden Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Midhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hampden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hampden Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Iden Street | Under investigation |
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