Total Crime Rate

95.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 95.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Brightland Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Old Town , and the 108th highest crime rate of 326 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 Brightland Road (BN20 8BE) in the last 12 months was 95.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% higher than the Old Town average (94.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brightland Road (BN20 8BE), the main crime hotspot is near Baker'S Road. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brightland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Motcombe Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beechwood Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baker'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gore Park Avenue —
Apr 2026Robbery Baker'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenfield Road —
Apr 2026Public order Baker'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bakewell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Motcombe Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Cottages Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Cottages Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenfield Road —
Apr 2026Public order Ocklynge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawns Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Motcombe Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Motcombe Lane —
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Data Sources

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