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Crime & safety in Eastbourne

In an emergency, always call 999. Eastbourne Watch is a community information platform and does not replace Sussex Police, the councils or the emergency services. We never pass reports to an authority on your behalf.

When to call 999

Call 999 when a crime is happening now, someone is in immediate danger, a serious injury has occurred, or an offender is still nearby. Never use Eastbourne Watch to report an emergency.

Sussex Police — emergencies

When to use 101

Use 101 for non-urgent police matters: a crime that has already happened with no immediate risk, giving information about a crime, or asking for advice.

Sussex Police — 101

Reporting online

Most non-emergency crimes can be reported online, including theft, criminal damage and vehicle crime. You'll get a reference number you can keep.

Report online to Sussex Police

Anti-social behaviour

Persistent noise, intimidation, drug misuse and street drinking can be reported to Sussex Police and to Eastbourne Borough Council, who work together on ASB cases.

Report anti-social behaviour

Community safety

The Safer Eastbourne Partnership brings together the council, police and local services on community safety priorities across the town.

Lewes & Eastbourne community safety

Protecting your property

Good locks, lighting, marked property and secure cycle storage prevent most opportunist crime. Free, practical advice is published by the national crime prevention service.

Secured by Design / crime prevention advice

Personal safety

Plan routes home, keep valuables out of sight, and trust your instincts. If you feel followed or threatened, go to a busy place and call 999.

Suzy Lamplugh Trust — personal safety

Data methodology

Official Police.uk crime data

Crime data provided by Police.uk / data.police.uk. data.police.uk

Street-level crime data is published each month by the Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.
Every location is snapped to an anonymised map point that represents a general area — typically the centre of a street or a nearby landmark — not the place an incident actually happened.
Eastbourne Watch displays these points exactly as supplied. We do not refine, re-map or estimate locations, and we never add records that Police.uk has not published.
Outcomes are shown only where Police.uk has recorded one. A missing outcome means no outcome has been published, not that no action was taken.
Eastbourne Watch is not affiliated with Sussex Police or Police.uk, and this data is not live police intelligence.

Police.uk locations are approximate and anonymised. They do not represent the exact location of an incident. Police.uk crime data is published monthly and is not a real-time crime feed. Recent weeks will not yet appear.