AN ARGUS investigation today reveals the most crime-ridden streets in Eastbourne.
Police figures for more than 900 roads show which parts of the town have the highest number of crime reports.
The statistics cover the period between November 2017 and October 2018.
The police figures report crime as happening “on or near” a street.
They also report crimes as happening “on or near” places such as a hospital or supermarket and these reports would be excluded from the street results.
Here are the 30 places with the highest levels of crime.
10) Pevensey Road | Crime reports: 69
11) Willowfield Square | Crime reports: 68
12) Susan's Road | Crime reports: 65
13) Langney Road | Crime reports: 65
14) Allfrey Road | Crime reports: 64
15) Seaside Road | Crime reports: 63
16) Wilmington Square | Crime reports: 63
17) Upper Avenue | Crime reports: 61
18) Saddlers Mews | Crime reports: 55
19) Cavendish Place | Crime reports: 55
Chief Inspector Anita Turner, district policing commander for Eastbourne, said: “It is important to consider crime figures down to the level of street by street as this can be extremely useful in directing our resources and local policing activity.
“However, it should be noted that crime in the town is on a downward trend and has fallen by 2.4 per cent since April. What these figures don’t reflect is the difference types of crime, specifically their level of seriousness. Similarly, they don’t indicate where a single particular incident or problem may have generated a large number of reports.
“There is no doubt that ‘hot spots’ mapped using crime data can help direct policing resources and provide targeted response. This continues to happen in the most densely populated streets in Eastbourne, the town centre being the most obvious. Much of our enforcement around drug supply has been in the town centre; that type of activity will contribute to the figures with an increase in the recording of drug supply offences and possession.
“We work hard with partners to reduce crime and disorder, focusing on those crime types that cause the most harm. We are working hard to ensure all crime types are recorded and encourage reporting of those hidden crimes that are too often not seen or hidden in plain sight.”
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