Total Crime Rate

295.2 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 295.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 57.1 8/10
  • Public order 47.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.3 10/10
  • Other theft 23.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Rotunda Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 34th 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 Rotunda Road (BN23 6LG) in the last 12 months was 295.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% higher than the Devonshire average (217.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 128.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rotunda Road (BN23 6LG), the main crime hotspot is near Winston Crescent. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rotunda Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Winston Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Winston Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winston Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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