Total Crime Rate

73.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.9 10/10
  • Other theft 22.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Snowdon Close area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Langney , and the 143rd 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 Snowdon Close (BN23 8HW) in the last 12 months was 73.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% lower than the Langney average (116.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Snowdon Close (BN23 8HW), 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 Snowdon Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pensford Drive 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
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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