Total Crime Rate

686.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 686.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 289.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.5 10/10
  • Public order 73.5 10/10
  • Other theft 44.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.5 10/10
  • Robbery 19.6 10/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Crown Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Old Town , and the 12th 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 Crown Street (BN21 1NX) in the last 12 months was 686.3 per 1,000 residents and was 524.2% higher than the Old Town average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 215.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crown Street (BN21 1NX), 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 Crown Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs New Upperton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Selwyn Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Drugs Prospect Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Selwyn Drive —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Michel Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurst Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Ratton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ratton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Mary'S Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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