Postcode · Eastbourne
Crime in BN21 2RT
How much crime is recorded in BN21 2RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Upperton
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,481 (2024)
BN21 2RTEastbourne
How safe is BN21 2RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN21 2RT area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
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 2RTNational
Shoplifting39.28.4
Violence and sexual offences28.723.6
Burglary17.89.1
Public order8.04.6
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other theft2.14.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 64% 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.