Total Crime Rate

156.8 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 156.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.7 9/10
  • Other theft 29.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Collingwood Close area has the 24th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 57th 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 Collingwood Close (BN23 6HZ) in the last 12 months was 156.8 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% lower than the Devonshire average (217.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 59.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 148.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Collingwood Close (BN23 6HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Wakehurst Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Collingwood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Nelson Drive Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Public order Hood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Groombridge Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakehurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakehurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Middleton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wakehurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cochrane Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wakehurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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