Total Crime Rate

209.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 209.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 90.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Westminster Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Eastbourne , and the 61st 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 Westminster Road (DL1 4SD) in the last 12 months was 209.5 per 1,000 residents and was 201.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 90.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westminster Road (DL1 4SD), 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 Westminster Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Moorfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helmsley Moor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Alston Moor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Harris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lowmoor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Lowmoor Road Under investigation
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 Burnside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hirst Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hirst Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Moorfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ingleby Moor Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lanethorpe Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buxton Moor Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Buxton Moor Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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