Crime Rate in Old Town, ward

Old Town has the 5th lowest crime rate of 9 wards in Eastbourne district and the 1416th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 163rd highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Old Town in the last 12 months was 109.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% lower than the Eastbourne district average (130.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Old Town’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 659 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 5 cases , up 150.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 313 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Old Town ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 689 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.