Total Crime Rate

51.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 51.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Pembury Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Langney , and the 142nd lowest crime rate of 326 local areas in Eastbourne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pembury Road (BN23 7FD) in the last 12 months was 51.4 per 1,000 residents and was 57.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pembury Road (BN23 7FD), the main crime hotspot is near Freshford Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pembury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rise Park Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Biddenden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Close Two Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Freshford Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westerham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Pembury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Faversham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barming Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gainsborough Crescent —
Apr 2026Robbery Gainsborough Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Faversham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bromley Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bromley Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawkhurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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