Total Crime Rate

877.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 877.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 284.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 159.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 148.3 10/10
  • Public order 52.3 10/10
  • Burglary 46.5 10/10
  • Other theft 46.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 43.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.6 10/10
  • Robbery 20.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.4 10/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
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

Mallard Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hampden Park , and the 10th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .

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 Mallard Close (BN22 9NA) in the last 12 months was 877.9 per 1,000 residents and was 519.9% higher than the Hampden Park average (141.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 98 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 220.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 235.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mallard Close (BN22 9NA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mallard Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broadwater Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hampden Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Grove —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elm Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Elm Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mallard Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mallard Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mallard Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadwater Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Broadwater Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgeland Terrace —
Sep 2025Burglary Hampden Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgeland Terrace —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hampden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hampden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howletts Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brodrick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brodrick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brodrick Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Hampden Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Broadwater Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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