Postcode district · Eastbourne
Crime in BN21
How much crime is recorded in BN21, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 39,838 (2024)
BN21Postcode district · Eastbourne
How safe is BN21
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 47.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN21, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
47.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
126
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).
BN21National
Violence and sexual offences38.823.6
Anti-social behaviour27.610.7
Shoplifting25.68.4
Public order9.74.6
Burglary7.99.1
Criminal damage and arson7.94.7
Other theft5.74.5
Drugs4.52.4
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Robbery2.31.4
Theft from the person1.82.1
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Other crime1.41.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.