Crime Rates at Upper Kings Drive, Eastbourne, BN20 9AS

Upper Kings Drive area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Old Town , and the 71st lowest crime rate of 326 local areas in Eastbourne .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Kings Drive (BN20 9AS) in the last 12 months was 29.2 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Kings Drive (BN20 9AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Mews, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coopers Hill (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.