Total Crime Rate
76.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Larkspur Drive area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Langney , and the 136th 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 Larkspur Drive (BN23 8EJ) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Larkspur Drive (BN23 8EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 310 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Langney| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hadlow Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hadlow Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hodcombe Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hodcombe Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hodcombe Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hodcombe Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ranworth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ranworth Close | 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 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carisbrooke Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hadlow Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orwell Close | 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 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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