Postcode district · Eastbourne
Crime in BN22
How much crime is recorded in BN22, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 48,309 (2024)
BN22Postcode district · Eastbourne
How safe is BN22
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN22, 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
35.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
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).
BN22National
Violence and sexual offences28.623.6
Anti-social behaviour22.010.7
Shoplifting8.48.4
Public order6.84.6
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Burglary6.09.1
Other theft4.54.5
Drugs3.72.4
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Other crime1.71.5
Robbery1.61.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.