Total Crime Rate

158.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 158.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 53.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Public order 22.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Elm Grove area has the 8th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hampden Park , and the 56th highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Eastbourne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Grove (BN22 9NN) in the last 12 months was 158.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% higher than the Hampden Park average (132.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -24.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Grove (BN22 9NN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 168 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadwater Way —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadwater Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadhurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lottbridge Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadwater Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgeland Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broadwater Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadwater Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgeland Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgeland Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgeland Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgeland Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edgeland Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edgeland Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edgeland Terrace —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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