Total Crime Rate

44.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Victoria Drive area has the 27th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Old Town , and the 126th lowest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Drive (BN20 8JS) in the last 12 months was 44.4 per 1,000 residents and was 59.6% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Drive (BN20 8JS), the main crime hotspot is near Salehurst Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salehurst Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salehurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Greenfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bradford Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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