Total Crime Rate
54.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Falmouth Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Sovereign , and the 148th lowest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Falmouth Close (BN23 5RN) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.2% lower than the Sovereign average (60.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (β 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Falmouth Close (BN23 5RN), the main crime hotspot is near Hereward Road. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sovereign| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Antigua Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hereward Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Athelstan Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Daytona Quay | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hereward Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hereward Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hereward Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hereward Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hereward Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canute Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hereward Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hereward Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hereward Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hereward Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hereward Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hereward Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hereward Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boston Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ethelred Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marina Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Finistere Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plymouth Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Finistere Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marina Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marina Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Galveston Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Quebec Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Quebec Close | β |
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