Total Crime Rate
26.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Command Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Old Town , and the 51st 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 Command Road (BN20 8RA) in the last 12 months was 26.3 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Command Road (BN20 8RA), the main crime hotspot is near Downs Avenue. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Old Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Downs Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wessex Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wessex Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wessex Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wessex Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Royal Sussex Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Royal Sussex Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Royal Sussex Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Victoria Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Central Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colwood Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechy Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beechy Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beechy Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Beechy Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Downs Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Downs Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Downs Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Downs Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Downs Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Downs Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wessex Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wessex Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Millbrook Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Millbrook Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Millbrook Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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