Total Crime Rate
11.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Antigua 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| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Finistere Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hereward Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hereward Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hereward Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hereward Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Key West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canute Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boston Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Galveston Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Quebec Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Daytona Quay | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Quebec Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Hereward Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Athelstan Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hereward Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hereward Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hereward Road | — |
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