Total Crime Rate
252.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Westminster Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Eastbourne , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Darlington .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Westminster Road (DL1 4SD) in the last 12 months was 252.4 per 1,000 residents and was 238.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westminster Road (DL1 4SD), the main crime hotspot is near Holgate Moor Green. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Eastbourne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holgate Moor Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Westminster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Audrey Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Audrey Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Helmsley Moor Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Helmsley Moor Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Helmsley Moor Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burnside Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Westminster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kexwith Moor Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westminster Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westminster Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buxton Moor Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Holgate Moor Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holgate Moor Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holgate Moor Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Holgate Moor Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lanethorpe Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotherstone Moor Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kexwith Moor Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ingleby Moor Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ingleby Moor Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Harris Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Harris Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alston Moor Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorfield Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Brignall Moor Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brignall Moor Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowmoor Road | — |
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