Postcode · Eastbourne
Crime in BN21 2BL
How much crime is recorded in BN21 2BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Upperton
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,803 (2024)
BN21 2BLEastbourne
How safe is BN21 2BL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN21 2BL area, 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
30.7
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 2BLNational
Violence and sexual offences26.223.6
Anti-social behaviour14.710.7
Burglary7.49.1
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Other theft4.24.5
Public order4.04.6
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.21.5
Theft from the person1.02.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.