Postcode · Eastbourne
Crime in BN22 0BX
How much crime is recorded in BN22 0BX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hampden Park South
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,545 (2024)
BN22 0BXEastbourne
How safe is BN22 0BX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN22 0BX area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.9
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).
BN22 0BXNational
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Anti-social behaviour12.710.7
Burglary5.69.1
Public order2.74.6
Shoplifting2.58.4
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Robbery2.11.4
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Other theft1.14.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.92.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 196% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.