Postcode · Eastbourne
Crime in BN20 8DS
How much crime is recorded in BN20 8DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Old Town & Motcombe
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,581 (2024)
BN20 8DSEastbourne
How safe is BN20 8DS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN20 8DS 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
17.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 8DSNational
Violence and sexual offences14.823.6
Anti-social behaviour9.610.7
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Burglary2.79.1
Other theft2.64.5
Drugs1.92.4
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Public order1.54.6
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.