Crime Rates at Victoria Drive, Eastbourne, BN20 8XL

Victoria Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Old Town , and the 49th highest crime rate of 328 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 Victoria Drive (BN20 8XL) in the last 12 months was 186.2 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 466.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 78.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 160.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Drive (BN20 8XL), 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.