Total Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.5 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 50.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 12.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Grasmere Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Langney , and the 139th lowest crime rate of 326 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 Grasmere Close (BN23 8JE) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grasmere Close (BN23 8JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Downland Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oulton Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grasmere Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millers Keep Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horning Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millers Keep Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cornish Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shinewater Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hickling Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Brading Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shinewater Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Singleton Mill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oak Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Horning Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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