Total Crime Rate

91.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 91.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cherry Garden Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Old Town , and the 115th highest crime rate of 328 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 91.5 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Cherry Garden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
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 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 Bodmin Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Dean Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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