Total Crime Rate
29.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Percival Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hampden Park , and the 67th lowest 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 9JS) in the last 12 months was 29.7 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% lower than the Hampden Park average (141.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Percival Road (BN22 9JS), the main crime hotspot is near The Paddock. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hampden Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Attfield Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mulberry Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southern Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Percival Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Attfield Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winkney Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winkney Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wilton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wilton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Percival Road | Under investigation |
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