Total Crime Rate
10.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Combe area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Old Town , and the 15th lowest crime rate of 326 local areas in Eastbourne .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Combe (BN20 9DB) in the last 12 months was 10.8 per 1,000 residents and was 88.6% lower than the Old Town average (94.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Combe (BN20 9DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Combe, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upper Ratton Drive (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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