Total Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 36.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Filching Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Old Town , and the 100th 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 Filching Road (BN20 8SF) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.8% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Filching Road (BN20 8SF), the main crime hotspot is near South Avenue. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Filching Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Royal Sussex Crescent —
Sep 2025Public order Royal Sussex Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Millbrook Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Millbrook Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millbrook Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechy Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colwood Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beechy Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Royal Sussex Crescent —
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Data Sources

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