Total Crime Rate
877.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mallard 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.
View Crime In Hampden Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Broadwater Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hampden Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Elm Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Elm Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elm Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elm Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elm Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mallard Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mallard Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mallard Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadwater Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Broadwater Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edgeland Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hampden Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edgeland Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hampden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hampden Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Howletts Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brodrick Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brodrick Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brodrick Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hampden Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Broadwater Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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