Postcode · Eastbourne
Crime in BN20 7RB
How much crime is recorded in BN20 7RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Meads
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,240 (2024)
BN20 7RBEastbourne
How safe is BN20 7RB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN20 7RB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 7RBNational
Anti-social behaviour15.910.7
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Burglary3.89.1
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft2.84.5
Public order1.94.6
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 43% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.