Total Crime Rate
75.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Heather Close 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 Heather Close (BN23 8DF) 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 Heather Close (BN23 8DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 310 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milfoil Drive (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Langney| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Milfoil Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jasmine Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ranworth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ranworth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Larkspur Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Larkspur Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Larkspur Drive | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Larkspur Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bembridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bembridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shinewater Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shinewater Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shinewater Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Oulton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Briar Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Milfoil Drive | — |
| 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 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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