Total Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 19th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Old Town , and the 155th lowest crime rate of 328 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 Filching Road (BN20 8TG) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Filching Road (BN20 8TG), 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechy Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beechy Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millbrook Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colwood Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Royal Sussex Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Royal Sussex Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Royal Sussex Crescent —
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Data Sources

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