Postcode · Eastbourne
Crime in BN20 8EF
How much crime is recorded in BN20 8EF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Meads
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,516 (2024)
BN20 8EFEastbourne
How safe is BN20 8EF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN20 8EF area, less than half 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
15.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 8EFNational
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Violence and sexual offences9.923.6
Burglary7.89.1
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Other crime1.21.5
Other theft1.04.5
Public order0.44.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.