Total Crime Rate

51.3 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 51.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sancroft Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Old Town , and the 138th lowest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sancroft Road (BN20 8HA) in the last 12 months was 51.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% lower than the Old Town average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sancroft Road (BN20 8HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bodmin Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cherry Garden Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sancroft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bodmin Close —
Sep 2025Other crime East Dean Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bodmin Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barcombe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Dean Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Dean Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Dean Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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