Total Crime Rate

1733.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

199.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1733.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1370.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 199.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.7 10/10
  • Public order 51.8 10/10
  • Robbery 31.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Drugs 15.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.0 10/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • 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

Milfoil Drive area has the highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Langney , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Eastbourne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milfoil Drive (BN23 8BR) in the last 12 months was 1733.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1326.6% higher than the Langney average (121.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 344 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 199.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 313.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milfoil Drive (BN23 8BR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 397 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Milfoil Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Erica Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erica Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shinewater Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Milfoil Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hickling Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shinewater Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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