Total Crime Rate

73.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 73.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Royal Sussex Crescent area has the 14th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Old Town , and the 139th highest crime rate of 326 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 Royal Sussex Crescent (BN20 8RH) in the last 12 months was 73.5 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal Sussex Crescent (BN20 8RH), the main crime hotspot is near Wessex Place. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Royal Sussex Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wessex Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downs Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Central Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wessex Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maxfield Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maxfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Command Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avard Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Sussex Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downs Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Downs Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Central Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wessex Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wessex Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wessex Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wessex Place —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hamsey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitehill Close —
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Data Sources

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