Crime Rates at Dillingburgh Road, Eastbourne, BN20 8LS

Dillingburgh Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Old Town , and the 86th lowest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dillingburgh Road (BN20 8LS) in the last 12 months was 34.0 per 1,000 residents and was 69.1% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dillingburgh Road (BN20 8LS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 689 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.