Postcode · Eastbourne
Crime in BN22 0EA
How much crime is recorded in BN22 0EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hampden Park South
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,944 (2024)
BN22 0EAEastbourne
How safe is BN22 0EA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN22 0EA 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
19.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 0EANational
Violence and sexual offences15.223.6
Anti-social behaviour9.610.7
Burglary3.29.1
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other theft1.74.5
Drugs1.62.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Other crime0.91.5
Public order0.74.6
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.