Crime Rates at Victoria Drive, Eastbourne, BN20 8QX

Victoria Drive area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Old Town , and the 58th lowest crime rate of 326 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 Victoria Drive (BN20 8QX) in the last 12 months was 26.3 per 1,000 residents and was 72.2% lower than the Old Town average (94.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Drive (BN20 8QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rockhurst Drive, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wessex Place (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.