Total Crime Rate

30.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.7 1/10
  • Public order 1.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Vancouver Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Sovereign , and the 69th lowest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vancouver Road (BN23 5BF) in the last 12 months was 30.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% lower than the Sovereign average (60.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 160.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vancouver Road (BN23 5BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hobart Quay, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Martello Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vancouver Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anchorage Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Chatham Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Tasmania Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Beach Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Macauley Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Macauley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Vancouver Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Admiralty Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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