Crime Rates at Avard Crescent, Eastbourne, BN20 8TX

Avard Crescent area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Old Town , and the 102nd 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 Avard Crescent (BN20 8TX) in the last 12 months was 36.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.4% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avard Crescent (BN20 8TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rockhurst Drive, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Downs Avenue (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.