Total Crime Rate
54.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Windsor Close area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Langney , and the 151st 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 Windsor Close (BN23 8JS) in the last 12 months was 54.7 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% lower than the Langney average (121.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Windsor Close (BN23 8JS), the main crime hotspot is near Milfoil Drive. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Eastbourne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Old Drove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shinewater Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Downland Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jasmine Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Milfoil Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Drove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hickling Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sorrel Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shinewater Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Drove | — |
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