Total Crime Rate

26.3 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 26.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Command 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.

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Crime Over Time in Command Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Downs Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenway Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wessex Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wessex Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wessex Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wessex Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Royal Sussex Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Royal Sussex Crescent —
Sep 2025Public order Royal Sussex Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colwood Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechy Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Beechy Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Beechy Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Beechy Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Downs Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downs Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downs Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downs Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downs Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Downs Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wessex Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wessex Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millbrook Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Crescent —
Sep 2025Other theft Millbrook Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Millbrook Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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