Total Crime Rate

28.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 28.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southern Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hampden Park , and the 63rd 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 Southern Road (BN22 9LR) in the last 12 months was 28.6 per 1,000 residents and was 79.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southern Road (BN22 9LR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Southern Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cade Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wadhurst Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wadhurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mulberry Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percival Road —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Percival Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winkney Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winkney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingston Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Attfield Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Attfield Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wilton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wilton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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