Total Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Shelley Walk area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Langney , and the 151st lowest crime rate of 328 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 Shelley Walk (BN23 7QA) in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% lower than the Langney average (116.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shelley Walk (BN23 7QA), the main crime hotspot is near Ashgate Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shelley Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Close Twenty Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Keymer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Close Eight Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Close Twenty Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Close Twenty Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Close Twenty Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Close Twenty Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keymer Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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