Total Crime Rate

67.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 67.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Other theft 19.3 9/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Phoenix Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Sovereign , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Eastbourne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Phoenix Drive (BN23 5PH) in the last 12 months was 67.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% higher than the Sovereign average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Phoenix Drive (BN23 5PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Macquarie Quay, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Caroline Way (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Phoenix Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrier Reef Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Macquarie Quay —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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