Total Crime Rate

171.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 171.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 69.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Other theft 21.0 10/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Avard Crescent area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Old Town , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Eastbourne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avard Crescent (BN20 8TY) in the last 12 months was 171.2 per 1,000 residents and was 80.8% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 69.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avard Crescent (BN20 8TY), the main crime hotspot is near Rockhurst Drive. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Avard Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Command Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downs Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Downs Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hamsey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falmer Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falmer Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downs Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avard Crescent —
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Data Sources

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