Total Crime Rate

11.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 11.2 1/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Antigua Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Sovereign , and the 15th lowest 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 Antigua Close (BN23 5SZ) in the last 12 months was 11.2 per 1,000 residents and was 81.6% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Antigua Close (BN23 5SZ), 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

Crime Over Time in Antigua Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finistere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hereward Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hereward Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereward Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hereward Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Key West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canute Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Galveston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Quebec Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Daytona Quay Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quebec Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hereward Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hereward Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hereward Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Athelstan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hereward Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hereward Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hereward Road —

Data Sources

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