Crime Rates at Percival Road, Eastbourne, BN22 9JL

Percival Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hampden Park , and the 156th highest crime rate of 328 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 Percival Road (BN22 9JL) in the last 12 months was 68.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -68.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Percival Road (BN22 9JL), 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.