Total Crime Rate

153.9 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 153.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 8/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stonegate Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Langney , and the 61st highest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stonegate Close (BN23 8JR) in the last 12 months was 153.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (β‰ˆ 73.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stonegate Close (BN23 8JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dean Wood Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crowhurst Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stonegate Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Hadlow Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caburn Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambourn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hadlow Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stonegate Close β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Hadlow Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hadlow Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tillingham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hodcombe Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hodcombe Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hodcombe Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hodcombe Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hodcombe Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rotherfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wellsbourne Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broad Oak Close β€”
Sep 2025Public order Boship Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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