Crime Rates at Wheelwright Close, Eastbourne, BN22 0XG

Wheelwright Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Lower Willingdon , and the 30th highest crime rate of 493 local areas in Wealden .

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 Wheelwright Close (BN22 0XG) in the last 12 months was 119.1 per 1,000 residents and was 195.0% higher than the Lower Willingdon average (40.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 107.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 112.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 226.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheelwright Close (BN22 0XG), 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.