Total Crime Rate

101.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 101.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 29.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Golden Gate Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Sovereign , and the 104th highest crime rate of 326 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 Golden Gate Way (BN23 5PR) in the last 12 months was 101.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% higher than the Sovereign average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Golden Gate Way (BN23 5PR), 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 Golden Gate Way 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

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