Total Crime Rate

233.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 233.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 99.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.8 9/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Emley Moor Road area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Eastbourne , and the 50th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Darlington .

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 Emley Moor Road (DL1 4QQ) in the last 12 months was 233.8 per 1,000 residents and was 236.8% higher than the Eastbourne average (69.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 99.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Emley Moor Road (DL1 4QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Westminster Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Emley Moor Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgemoor Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Moorfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Moorfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lowmoor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lowmoor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Alston Moor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Blackmoor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southmoor Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Moor Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carlton Moor Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helmsley Moor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buxton Moor Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Buxton Moor Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ingleby Moor Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edgemoor Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skipton Moor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stocksmoor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skipton Moor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stocksmoor Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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