Total Crime Rate

669.8 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 669.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 304.8 10/10
  • Public order 79.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.1 10/10
  • Drugs 50.8 10/10
  • Other theft 38.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 25.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Langney Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 13th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Langney Road (BN21 3QE) in the last 12 months was 669.8 per 1,000 residents and was 207.7% higher than the Devonshire average (217.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 96 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 131 (≈ 415.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langney Road (BN21 3QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 183 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Seaside Road (102 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Langney Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shackleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ceylon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ceylon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ceylon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ceylon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ceylon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ceylon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ceylon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ceylon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ceylon Place
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wellesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wellesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wellesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wellesley Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wellesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Road
Sep 2025Public order Seaside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Seaside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seaside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seaside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ceylon Place
Sep 2025Public order Seaside Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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