Postcode · Eastbourne
Crime in BN22 9AF
How much crime is recorded in BN22 9AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hampden Park South
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,480 (2024)
BN22 9AFEastbourne
How safe is BN22 9AF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN22 9AF 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
39.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
157
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 9AFNational
Shoplifting52.18.4
Anti-social behaviour34.310.7
Violence and sexual offences28.923.6
Public order10.94.6
Criminal damage and arson9.94.7
Burglary9.59.1
Other theft4.74.5
Robbery4.71.4
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Other crime2.51.5
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 48% 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.