Total Crime Rate

72.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 72.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Silver Strand East area has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Sovereign , and the 145th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Silver Strand East (BN23 5NN) in the last 12 months was 72.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Silver Strand East (BN23 5NN), the main crime hotspot is near Macquarie Quay. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Sovereign

Crime Over Time in Silver Strand East area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Golden Gate Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Beach Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Lawrence Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Callao Quay —
Sep 2025Drugs Tasmania Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Caroline Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Macquarie Quay —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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