Total Crime Rate

115.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 115.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 23.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Upper Dukes Drive area has the 17th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 90th highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Eastbourne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Dukes Drive (BN20 7XT) in the last 12 months was 115.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.9% lower than the Meads average (209.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Dukes Drive (BN20 7XT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Combe Lane, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upper Duke'S Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Dukes Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Duke'S Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Combe Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Duke'S Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Combe Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baslow Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Combe Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Combe Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Combe Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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