Total Crime Rate

103.2 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 103.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hazelwood Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hampden Park , and the 102nd 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 Hazelwood Avenue (BN22 0UX) in the last 12 months was 103.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% lower than the Hampden Park average (141.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hazelwood Avenue (BN22 0UX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Malvern Close, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blue Bird Way (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hazelwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blue Bird Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croxden Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croxden Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Martins Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Martins Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blue Bird Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regnum Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blue Bird Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malvern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malvern Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Malvern Close 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
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Data Sources

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