Postcode · Eastbourne
Crime in BN20 7JS
How much crime is recorded in BN20 7JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Meads
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,732 (2024)
BN20 7JSEastbourne
How safe is BN20 7JS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN20 7JS 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
14.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 7JSNational
Anti-social behaviour15.810.7
Violence and sexual offences10.323.6
Burglary6.99.1
Other theft6.14.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Public order0.94.6
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.42.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.