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Crime in BN21 2

How much crime is recorded in BN21 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Eastbourne
Region
South East
Population
16,461 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BN21 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN21 2, 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
28.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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 2National
Violence and sexual offences23.623.6
Anti-social behaviour17.310.7
Shoplifting16.38.4
Burglary6.69.1
Public order5.64.6
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Other theft3.04.5
Drugs2.22.4
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 6% 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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