Postcode · Eastbourne
Crime in BN20 0BE
How much crime is recorded in BN20 0BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hailsham North, Alfriston & East Dean
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,162 (2024)
BN20 0BEEastbourne
How safe is BN20 0BE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN20 0BE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
BN20 0BENational
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Burglary3.99.1
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Public order2.84.6
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.32.4
Other theft1.24.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.