Postcode · Eastbourne
Crime in BN22 9PU
How much crime is recorded in BN22 9PU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hampden Park South
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,461 (2024)
BN22 9PUEastbourne
How safe is BN22 9PU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN22 9PU area, broadly in line with 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
34.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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 9PUNational
Violence and sexual offences28.623.6
Anti-social behaviour24.710.7
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Public order6.54.6
Other theft4.94.5
Burglary4.99.1
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Shoplifting1.68.4
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.