Crime Rate in Sovereign, ward

Sovereign has the lowest crime rate of 9 wards in Eastbourne district and the 3493rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 603rd highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Sovereign in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% lower than the Eastbourne district average (130.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Sovereign’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 188 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 240 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Sovereign ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hereward Road. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.