Total Crime Rate

138.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 138.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 108.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.2 3/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Mountbatten Drive area has the 28th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 328 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 Mountbatten Drive (BN23 6BY) in the last 12 months was 138.1 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% lower than the Devonshire average (217.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 26.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 429.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mountbatten Drive (BN23 6BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wade Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mountbatten Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince William Parade Under investigation
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Data Sources

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