Postcode · Eastbourne
Crime in BN22 9JP
How much crime is recorded in BN22 9JP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hampden Park North
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,686 (2024)
BN22 9JPEastbourne
How safe is BN22 9JP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN22 9JP area, broadly in line with 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
29.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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 9JPNational
Violence and sexual offences24.823.6
Anti-social behaviour17.910.7
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Burglary6.59.1
Drugs4.82.4
Public order4.04.6
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Other crime1.51.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other theft1.24.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.