Total Crime Rate

252.4 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 252.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.4 10/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cotherstone Moor Drive 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 Cotherstone Moor Drive (DL1 4SZ) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Cotherstone Moor Drive (DL1 4SZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westminster Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holgate Moor Green (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cotherstone Moor Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotherstone Moor Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helmsley Moor Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Holgate Moor Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Holgate Moor Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holgate Moor Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holgate Moor Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Holgate Moor Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buxton Moor Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Firthmoor Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westminster Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westminster Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Westminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnside Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Helmsley Moor Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helmsley Moor Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kexwith Moor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lanethorpe Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kexwith Moor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alston Moor Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lowmoor Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lowmoor Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brignall Moor Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Brignall Moor Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blackmoor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorfield Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ingleby Moor Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Ingleby Moor Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakmoor Close Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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