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Crime in Eastbourne by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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4,137crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+5%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Motcombelowest rate65.3 per 1,000 a year
98.1middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Old Town (-24%), Motcombe (-22%) and Ratton (-17%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1SeasideBN22 · 13,837 residents 420.3▲ 14%violence
2EastbourneBN21 · 49,967 residents 206.3▲ 3%violence
3RoselandsBN22 · 14,794 residents 143.3▲ 19%violence
4BridgemereBN22 · 6,755 residents 138.6▲ 4%violence
5Hampden ParkBN22 · 13,611 residents 129▲ 1%anti-social behaviour
6RattonBN21 · 6,530 residents 126.2▼ 17%violence
7Friday StreetBN23 · 13,909 residents 109▲ 3%shoplifting
8UppertonBN21 · 15,585 residents 105.2▼ 2%anti-social behaviour
9St Anthony's HillBN23 · 14,059 residents 101.6▲ 15%anti-social behaviour
10DownsideBN20 · 12,762 residents 98.1▼ 4%violence
11OcklyngeBN21 · 16,548 residents 95.7▼ 15%shoplifting
12HamlandsBN22 · 9,155 residents 93.1▲ 12%anti-social behaviour
13LangneyBN23 · 9,672 residents 92.2▲ 19%violence
14Langney VillageBN23 · 12,015 residents 87.6▲ 6%violence
15Old TownBN21 · 11,240 residents 82.9▼ 24%shoplifting
16HolywellBN20 · 3,944 residents 80.1▲ 20%anti-social behaviour
17Sovereign HarbourBN23 · 10,485 residents 74.8▲ 24%violence
18Ratton VillageBN20 · 5,096 residents 73▲ 31%violence
19MeadsBN20 · 7,235 residents 70.2▲ 8%violence
20MotcombeBN21 · 16,292 residents 65.3▼ 22%shoplifting

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Eastbourne have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Motcombe, Meads, Ratton Village, Sovereign Harbour and Holywell.

Which areas of Eastbourne have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Seaside, Eastbourne, Roselands, Bridgemere and Hampden Park.

Is crime going up or down in Eastbourne?

Across Eastbourne, 4,137 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 5% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.