Total Crime Rate

69.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.4 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 69.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Sovereign Close area has the 25th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Langney , and the 150th highest crime rate of 326 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 Sovereign Close (BN23 6FE) in the last 12 months was 69.1 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% lower than the Langney average (121.5 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 , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sovereign Close (BN23 6FE), the main crime hotspot is near Hereward Road. Police recorded 131 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sovereign Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Athelstan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hereward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hereward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hereward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Athelstan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hereward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hereward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hereward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsmere Way —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hereward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hereward Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horsa Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsa Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Athelstan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hereward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmond Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keymer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keymer Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Edmond Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marina Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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