Total Crime Rate

53.1 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 53.1 5/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.5 4/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Phoenix Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Sovereign , and the 144th lowest crime rate of 328 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 5PL) in the last 12 months was 53.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% lower than the Sovereign average (60.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 284.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Phoenix Drive (BN23 5PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Macquarie Quay, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harbour Quay (5 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 (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Macquarie Quay —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Callao Quay —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sovereign Harbour —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Lawrence Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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