Crime Rate in St Anthony's, ward

St Anthony's has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 9 wards in Eastbourne district and the 2369th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 308th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Anthony's in the last 12 months was 86.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.9% lower than the Eastbourne district average (130.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Anthony's’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 354 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -51.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 448 (≈ 38.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Anthony's ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Lottbridge Drove. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.