Total Crime Rate

106.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 106.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Goffs area has the 9th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Old Town , and the 97th highest crime rate of 328 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 Goffs (BN21 1HE) in the last 12 months was 106.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% lower than the Old Town average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Goffs (BN21 1HE), the main crime hotspot is near Baker'S Road. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Goffs area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ratton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Upperton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upperton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baker'S Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Baker'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Baker'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baker'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime The Goffs Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order The Goffs Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Michel Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Drugs Prospect Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Selwyn Drive —
Sep 2025Other crime Ratton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs New Upperton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Compton Place Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Compton Place Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Selwyn Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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