Total Crime Rate
186.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Falmer Close 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 Falmer Close (BN20 9AB) 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 Falmer Close (BN20 9AB), the main crime hotspot is near Rockhurst Drive. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Old Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rockhurst Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rockhurst Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rockhurst Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rockhurst Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryefield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rockhurst Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rockhurst Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rockhurst Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rockhurst Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rockhurst Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenway | Under investigation |
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