Total Crime Rate

73.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 73.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Gregory Close area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 141st highest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Gregory Close (BN20 7JL) in the last 12 months was 73.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.6% lower than the Meads average (227.5 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 Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Gregory Close (BN20 7JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Denton Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gaudick Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Gregory Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesterfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Meads Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Derwent Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Burglary Denton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ascham Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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