Total Crime Rate
18.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Friday Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Langney , and the 35th lowest crime rate of 328 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 Friday Street (BN23 8AY) in the last 12 months was 18.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.9% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Friday Street (BN23 8AY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 310 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Langney| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Rookery | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitbread Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Downland Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Downland Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Downland Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ranworth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ranworth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lion Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitbread Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Oulton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Cornish Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shinewater Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shinewater Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alverstone Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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