Total Crime Rate

57.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 57.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 15.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Geneva Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Eastbourne , and the 140th lowest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Geneva Road (DL1 4HS) in the last 12 months was 57.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% lower than the Eastbourne average (69.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Geneva Road (DL1 4HS), the main crime hotspot is near Westminster Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Geneva Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lanethorpe Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hirst Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hirst Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Lowmoor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lowmoor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Alston Moor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Harris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kensington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilling Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilling Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilling Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilling Crescent —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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