Total Crime Rate

75.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 75.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Foxglove Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Langney , and the 138th highest 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 Foxglove Road (BN23 8BU) in the last 12 months was 75.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% lower than the Langney average (116.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 61.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 125.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foxglove Road (BN23 8BU), the main crime hotspot is near Milfoil Drive. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Foxglove Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shinewater Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shinewater Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Briar Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milfoil Drive —
Sep 2025Public order Milfoil Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shinewater Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Oulton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harebell Close —
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Data Sources

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