Crime Rate in Langney, ward

Langney has the 4th highest crime rate of 9 wards in Eastbourne district and the 1237th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 139th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Langney in the last 12 months was 116.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% lower than the Eastbourne district average (130.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Langney’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 433 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 523 (≈ 50.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Langney ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 310 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Milfoil Drive (35 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.