Postcode · Eastbourne
Crime in BN22 0DR
How much crime is recorded in BN22 0DR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Willingdon
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,117 (2024)
BN22 0DREastbourne
How safe is BN22 0DR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN22 0DR area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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 0DRNational
Violence and sexual offences23.323.6
Anti-social behaviour16.110.7
Criminal damage and arson8.24.7
Burglary8.09.1
Other theft4.04.5
Public order1.84.6
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 150% 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.