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Crime in BN22 8

How much crime is recorded in BN22 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Eastbourne
Region
South East
Population
19,319 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BN22 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN22 8, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
43.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
105
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BN22 8National
Violence and sexual offences36.223.6
Anti-social behaviour24.510.7
Public order8.64.6
Shoplifting7.88.4
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Burglary6.79.1
Other theft5.94.5
Drugs5.52.4
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Other crime1.81.5
Robbery1.81.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Theft from the person1.02.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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