Postcode · Eastbourne
Crime in BN21 2BF
How much crime is recorded in BN21 2BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Upperton
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,891 (2024)
BN21 2BFEastbourne
How safe is BN21 2BF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN21 2BF area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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).
BN21 2BFNational
Anti-social behaviour25.110.7
Violence and sexual offences17.723.6
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Other theft3.64.5
Burglary3.59.1
Public order2.94.6
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.21.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.