Total Crime Rate

56.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.6 10/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 3.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Milton Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Old Town , and the 153rd lowest crime rate of 326 local areas in Eastbourne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milton Road (BN21 1SJ) in the last 12 months was 56.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.7% lower than the Old Town average (94.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime 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 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Road (BN21 1SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Salehurst Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Milton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salehurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Motcombe Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salehurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Motcombe Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bakewell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Motcombe Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dacre Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salehurst Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Motcombe Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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