Postcode · Eastbourne
Crime in BN21 2DF
How much crime is recorded in BN21 2DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Old Town & Motcombe
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,897 (2024)
BN21 2DFEastbourne
How safe is BN21 2DF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN21 2DF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 2DFNational
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Anti-social behaviour11.910.7
Burglary5.09.1
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Other theft4.54.5
Public order2.04.6
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Drugs0.92.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.