Postcode · Eastbourne
Crime in BN22 8FA
How much crime is recorded in BN22 8FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Roselands
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,761 (2024)
BN22 8FAEastbourne
How safe is BN22 8FA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN22 8FA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 8FANational
Anti-social behaviour16.310.7
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Public order3.54.6
Burglary3.29.1
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other theft2.64.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs1.02.4
Shoplifting0.88.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.