Total Crime Rate

101.7 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Claremont Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Eastbourne , and the 140th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Darlington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Claremont Road (DL1 4HQ) in the last 12 months was 101.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% higher than the Eastbourne average (74.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (β‰ˆ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Claremont Road (DL1 4HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Scargill. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Claremont Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neasham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mickleton Close β€”
Sep 2025Public order Scargill Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Claremont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Streatlam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hildon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coxwold Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mickleton Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mickleton Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mickleton Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mickleton Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Scargill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mickleton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mickleton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claremont Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headlam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Headlam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Moor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Moor Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Scargill Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Streatlam Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Scargill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Skeeby Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brankin Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claremont Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scargill β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scargill β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scargill β€”

Data Sources

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