Crime Rates at Southern Road, Eastbourne, BN22 9LT

Southern Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hampden Park , and the 17th 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 9LT) in the last 12 months was 11.4 per 1,000 residents and was 91.4% lower than the Hampden Park average (132.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southern Road (BN22 9LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hampden Avenue, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Midhurst Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.