Postcode · Eastbourne
Crime in BN22 8DF
How much crime is recorded in BN22 8DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Roselands
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,034 (2024)
BN22 8DFEastbourne
How safe is BN22 8DF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN22 8DF area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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 8DFNational
Violence and sexual offences29.223.6
Anti-social behaviour21.510.7
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Other theft5.34.5
Burglary5.19.1
Public order4.84.6
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Drugs2.62.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Other crime1.11.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 21% 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.