Total Crime Rate

108.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 108.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.1 8/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sevenoaks Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Langney , and the 98th highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Eastbourne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sevenoaks Road (BN23 7SA) in the last 12 months was 108.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 76.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sevenoaks Road (BN23 7SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chaffinch Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sevenoaks Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bromley Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaffinch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaffinch Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bromley Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaffinch Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Local resolution
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Data Sources

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