Postcode · Eastbourne
Crime in BN22 0PU
How much crime is recorded in BN22 0PU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Willingdon
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,670 (2024)
BN22 0PUEastbourne
How safe is BN22 0PU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN22 0PU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 0PUNational
Anti-social behaviour11.110.7
Violence and sexual offences9.323.6
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Burglary3.29.1
Other crime2.91.5
Other theft2.64.5
Shoplifting2.48.4
Public order2.14.6
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Robbery0.91.4
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 80% 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.