Total Crime Rate

896.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

225.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 896.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 381.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 225.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 155.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.5 10/10
  • Public order 70.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.2 10/10
  • Other theft 40.7 10/10
  • Robbery 25.9 10/10
  • Other crime 18.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 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

Cromarty Walk area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Sovereign , and the 11th highest crime rate of 326 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 Cromarty Walk (BN23 6UB) in the last 12 months was 896.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1389.9% higher than the Sovereign average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 103 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -12.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 225.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromarty Walk (BN23 6UB), 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 Cromarty Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hereward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Drugs Santos Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quebec Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsa Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horsa Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hereward Road Under investigation
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 2026Public order Hereward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hereward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hereward Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Athelstan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Athelstan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Athelstan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsmere Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmond Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Edmond Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marina Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hereward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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