Total Crime Rate

100.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 100.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 69.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.2 8/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Etchingham Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Langney , and the 105th 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 Etchingham Road (BN23 7DF) in the last 12 months was 100.4 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 69.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Etchingham Road (BN23 7DF), the main crime hotspot is near Etchingham Road. Police recorded 23 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 Etchingham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keymer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Biddenden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westerham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gainsborough Crescent —
Apr 2026Robbery Gainsborough Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rise Park Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keymer Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Pembury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Orchard Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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