Total Crime Rate

168.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 168.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.4 10/10
  • Other theft 22.0 10/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Robbery 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Parkfield Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hampden Park , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Parkfield Avenue (BN22 9SE) in the last 12 months was 168.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 90.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkfield Avenue (BN22 9SE), the main crime hotspot is near Brodrick Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Parkfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brodrick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roffrey Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Binsted Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brodrick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brodrick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Broadway Under investigation
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Data Sources

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