Postcode · Eastbourne
Crime in BN21 3PH
How much crime is recorded in BN21 3PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pier
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,472 (2024)
BN21 3PHEastbourne
How safe is BN21 3PH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 126.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN21 3PH area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
126.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
296
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 3PHNational
Violence and sexual offences105.623.6
Anti-social behaviour68.710.7
Public order29.74.6
Criminal damage and arson20.64.7
Other theft19.24.5
Drugs15.52.4
Burglary13.09.1
Vehicle crime8.43.5
Shoplifting7.08.4
Robbery5.91.4
Theft from the person3.52.1
Other crime2.81.5
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.