Total Crime Rate

18.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 18.6 2/10
  • Violent crimes 11.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.4 2/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Buxton Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 33rd lowest crime rate of 326 local areas in Eastbourne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buxton Road (BN20 7LL) in the last 12 months was 18.6 per 1,000 residents and was 91.1% lower than the Meads average (209.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buxton Road (BN20 7LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jephson Close, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fitzgerald Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Buxton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holbrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fitzgerald Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fitzgerald Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Naomi Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jephson Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jephson Close —
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Data Sources

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