Postcode · Eastbourne
Crime in BN22 8FE
How much crime is recorded in BN22 8FE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Roselands
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,891 (2024)
BN22 8FEEastbourne
How safe is BN22 8FE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN22 8FE 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
26.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
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 8FENational
Violence and sexual offences20.423.6
Shoplifting18.28.4
Anti-social behaviour16.710.7
Public order6.34.6
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Other theft4.84.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Burglary2.99.1
Other crime2.61.5
Robbery1.41.4
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.