Total Crime Rate

132.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 132.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.1 9/10
  • Burglary 26.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Midway Quay area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Sovereign , and the 73rd 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 Midway Quay (BN23 5DA) in the last 12 months was 132.5 per 1,000 residents and was 118.6% higher than the Sovereign average (60.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Midway Quay (BN23 5DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Macquarie Quay, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bermuda Place (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Midway Quay area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bermuda Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Macquarie Quay —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bermuda Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Callao Quay —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bermuda Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Lawrence Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sovereign Harbour —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barbuda Quay Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Key West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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