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Crime in BN21 1

How much crime is recorded in BN21 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Eastbourne
Region
South East
Population
20,572 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BN21 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN21 1, below 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
25.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BN21 1National
Shoplifting27.78.4
Violence and sexual offences20.723.6
Anti-social behaviour15.510.7
Public order5.64.6
Burglary5.49.1
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Other theft2.74.5
Drugs2.02.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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