Total Crime Rate

70.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 70.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Burglary 21.1 10/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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
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

Nuthatch Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Langney , and the 146th highest 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 Nuthatch Road (BN23 7RN) in the last 12 months was 70.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nuthatch Road (BN23 7RN), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nuthatch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Drove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaffinch Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Burglary Sorrel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Old Drove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erica Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Drove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaffinch Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Erica Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaffinch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Local resolution
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Data Sources

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