Total Crime Rate

379.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 379.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 193.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.5 9/10
  • Public order 39.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kilpatrick Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Langney , and the 27th highest crime rate of 328 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 Kilpatrick Close (BN23 8HN) in the last 12 months was 379.5 per 1,000 residents and was 226.2% higher than the Langney average (116.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 114.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kilpatrick Close (BN23 8HN), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kilpatrick Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Sorrel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Trossachs Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Old Drove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Drove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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