Total Crime Rate

70.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Frenchgate Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hampden Park , and the 144th highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Eastbourne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Frenchgate Road (BN22 9ES) in the last 12 months was 70.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% lower than the Hampden Park average (132.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Frenchgate Road (BN22 9ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knoll Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Frenchgate Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Midhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Paddock Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cade Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cade Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cade Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howletts Close
Apr 2026Other theft Howletts Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Knoll Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barnham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnham Close
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Midhurst Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Midhurst Road
Apr 2026Burglary Midhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cade Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Court Road
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iden Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lottbridge Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Paddock Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Hydneye Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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