Postcode · Eastbourne
Crime in BN22 7ES
How much crime is recorded in BN22 7ES, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Roselands
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,722 (2024)
BN22 7ESEastbourne
How safe is BN22 7ES
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN22 7ES area, below 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
25.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 7ESNational
Violence and sexual offences16.323.6
Anti-social behaviour10.410.7
Burglary7.99.1
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Shoplifting5.88.4
Public order5.74.6
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Other theft3.54.5
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.42.4
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.