Total Crime Rate

112.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 112.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 38.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Cherry Garden Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Old Town , and the 94th 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 Cherry Garden Road (BN20 8HD) in the last 12 months was 112.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% higher than the Old Town average (94.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cherry Garden Road (BN20 8HD), the main crime hotspot is near Manvers Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cherry Garden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Dean Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downside Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bodmin Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bodmin Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bodmin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manvers Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manvers Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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