Crime Rates at Dillingburgh Road, Eastbourne, BN20 8LU

Dillingburgh Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Old Town , and the 88th 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 Dillingburgh Road (BN20 8LU) in the last 12 months was 34.3 per 1,000 residents and was 68.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dillingburgh Road (BN20 8LU), 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.