Crime Rates at Bracken Road, Eastbourne, BN20 8SJ

Bracken Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Old Town , and the 155th highest 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 Bracken Road (BN20 8SJ) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -52.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 91.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bracken Road (BN20 8SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Royal Sussex Crescent, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Sanctuary (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.