Total Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 117.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Borough Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Old Town , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Borough Lane (BN20 8BA) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% higher than the Old Town average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borough Lane (BN20 8BA), the main crime hotspot is near Baker'S Road. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Borough Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Prospect Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs New Upperton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baker'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Baker'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Baker'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baker'S Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Mary'S Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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