Total Crime Rate

17.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 17.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 3rd lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hampden Park , and the 29th 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 9LS) in the last 12 months was 17.0 per 1,000 residents and was 88.0% lower than the Hampden Park average (141.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Southern Road (BN22 9LS), 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winkney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winkney Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wadhurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mulberry Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingston Road —
Sep 2025Public order Wilton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wilton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Attfield Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Percival Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percival Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Attfield Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wadhurst Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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