Total Crime Rate

229.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 229.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 104.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.2 7/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Rosebery Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hampden Park , and the 40th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rosebery Avenue (BN22 9QA) in the last 12 months was 229.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% higher than the Hampden Park average (141.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rosebery Avenue (BN22 9QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elm Grove, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edgeland Terrace (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rosebery Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgeland Terrace —
Sep 2025Public order Elm Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glynde Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgeland Terrace —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Grove —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elm Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brodrick Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brodrick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brodrick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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