Total Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 17.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hodcombe Close area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Langney , and the 158th lowest crime rate of 326 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 Hodcombe Close (BN23 8JA) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% lower than the Langney average (121.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hodcombe Close (BN23 8JA), the main crime hotspot is near Carisbrooke Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hodcombe Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dean Wood Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellsbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Orwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dean Wood Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dean Wood Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dean Wood Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandown Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandown Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shanklin Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carisbrooke Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carisbrooke Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carisbrooke Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carisbrooke Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carisbrooke Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carisbrooke Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shanklin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cornish Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonegate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brading Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crowhurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plumpton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Laughton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Horning Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horning Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laughton Close —
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Data Sources

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