Total Crime Rate

92.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 92.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Great Cliffe Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Langney , and the 112th highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Eastbourne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Great Cliffe Road (BN23 7BB) in the last 12 months was 92.0 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% lower than the Langney average (121.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Cliffe Road (BN23 7BB), 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 Great Cliffe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Athelstan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hereward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horsa Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marina Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Edmond Close 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Keymer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hereward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hereward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hereward Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmond Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsmere Way —
Apr 2026Drugs Athelstan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Athelstan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsa Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hereward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keymer Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Orchard Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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