Total Crime Rate

65.6 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Average

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.4 per 1,000 3/10 Β· Low

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 65.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 15.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.6 3/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Iden Street area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hampden Park , and the 157th 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 Iden Street (BN22 9HE) in the last 12 months was 65.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% lower than the Hampden Park average (132.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (β‰ˆ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Iden Street (BN22 9HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fletching Road, where police recorded 44 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 Iden Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Midhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Penhurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bodiam Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bodiam Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iden Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barnham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnham Close β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Midhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penhurst Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Midhurst Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Midhurst Road β€”
Apr 2026Public order Knoll Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fletching Road β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fletching Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletching Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penhurst Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bodiam Crescent β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cade Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cade Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lakelands Close β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dallington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lakelands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Court Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Hydneye Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cade Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cade Street β€”

Data Sources

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