Total Crime Rate

99.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Primrose Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Langney , and the 107th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Primrose Close (BN23 8BY) in the last 12 months was 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -61.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Primrose Close (BN23 8BY), 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 Primrose Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harebell Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milfoil Drive —
Sep 2025Public order Briar Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Milfoil Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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