Postcode district · Eastbourne
Crime in BN20
How much crime is recorded in BN20, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 42,039 (2024)
BN20Postcode district · Eastbourne
How safe is BN20
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN20, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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).
BN20National
Violence and sexual offences23.223.6
Shoplifting18.38.4
Anti-social behaviour18.110.7
Public order5.94.6
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Burglary5.09.1
Other theft3.34.5
Drugs2.42.4
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Robbery1.51.4
Theft from the person1.42.1
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% 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.