Total Crime Rate

86.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elderwood Close area has the 24th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hampden Park , and the 118th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elderwood Close (BN22 0TL) in the last 12 months was 86.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% lower than the Hampden Park average (141.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elderwood Close (BN22 0TL), the main crime hotspot is near Brodrick Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elderwood Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chelworth Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Timberley Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Timberley Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brodrick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brodrick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brodrick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Chelworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rowan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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