Total Crime Rate

27.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 27.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 13.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • 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 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 62nd lowest crime rate of 326 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 27.2 per 1,000 residents and was 79.5% lower than the Hampden Park average (132.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ).

In the area around Southern Road (BN22 9LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Attfield Walk, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Percival Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southern Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tugwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Attfield Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilton Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilton Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tugwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadhurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lottbridge Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Attfield Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Attfield Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Attfield Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Attfield Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Attfield Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Court Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winkney Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Percival Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percival Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percival Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Paddock Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percival Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Paddock Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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