Crime Rates at Dryden Walk, Eastbourne, BN23 7PP

Dryden Walk area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Langney , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Eastbourne .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dryden Walk (BN23 7PP) in the last 12 months was 68.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dryden Walk (BN23 7PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Close Twentyfour, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashgate Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.