Crime Rates at Orchid Close, Eastbourne, BN23 8DE

Orchid Close 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 Orchid Close (BN23 8DE) 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 Orchid Close (BN23 8DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 397 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Larkspur Drive (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.