Old Town & Motcombe
Middle areaCentral Eastbourne. 8,353 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Old Town & Motcombe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Old Town & Motcombe
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Old Town & Motcombe at a rate of 63.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 140.9 per 1,000 people across Eastbourne.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 163 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 153 |
| Other crime | 72 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 61 |
| Shoplifting | 35 |
| Drug offences | 20 |
| Vehicle crime | 13 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Old Town & Motcombe compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Old Town & Motcombe safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Old Town & Motcombe at a rate of 63.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 140.9 per 1,000 people across Eastbourne.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 32 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Old Town & Motcombe.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (163), anti-social behaviour (153) and other crime (72).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Eastbourne
These figures are published for the whole of Eastbourne, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Eastbourne and not Old Town & Motcombe alone. See Eastbourne
Old Town & Motcombe in brief
The median price paid for a home in Old Town & Motcombe was £285,000 in 2025.
Old Town & Motcombe had 8,200 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Old Town & Motcombe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Old Town & Motcombe, 99.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.