Total Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pembury Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Langney , and the 147th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pembury Road (BN23 7LU) in the last 12 months was 71.9 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% lower than the Langney average (116.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pembury Road (BN23 7LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gainsborough Crescent, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pembury Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pembury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westerham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gainsborough Crescent
Sep 2025Burglary Langney Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Langney Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langney Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Biddenden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Westerham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bathford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langney Rise
Sep 2025Other crime Chilham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wrotham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westerham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Westerham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Barming Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chilham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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