Total Crime Rate

189.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 189.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

The Hydneye area has the 7th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hampden Park , and the 47th 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 The Hydneye (BN22 9DD) in the last 12 months was 189.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 105.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Hydneye (BN22 9DD), the main crime hotspot is near Fletching Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Hydneye area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winkney Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Port Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Port Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wilton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wilton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winkney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Knoll Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Knoll Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knoll Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knoll Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Otham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Midhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cade Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingston Road
Sep 2025Drugs Fletching Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Fletching Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fletching Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fletching Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Fletching Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fletching Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fletching Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingston Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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