Postcode · Eastbourne
Crime in BN22 9LR
How much crime is recorded in BN22 9LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hampden Park North
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,564 (2024)
BN22 9LREastbourne
How safe is BN22 9LR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN22 9LR area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 9LRNational
Violence and sexual offences21.023.6
Anti-social behaviour15.110.7
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Public order3.94.6
Other theft3.14.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other crime1.61.5
Drugs1.42.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Burglary0.09.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.