Postcode · Eastbourne
Crime in BN20 8AE
How much crime is recorded in BN20 8AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Old Town & Motcombe
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,636 (2024)
BN20 8AEEastbourne
How safe is BN20 8AE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN20 8AE area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 8AENational
Anti-social behaviour17.210.7
Violence and sexual offences16.923.6
Shoplifting13.58.4
Public order4.24.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Drugs2.92.4
Other theft2.64.5
Robbery2.11.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Burglary0.39.1
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% 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.