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Crime in BN23 5

How much crime is recorded in BN23 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Eastbourne
Region
South East
Population
8,625 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BN23 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN23 5, 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
22.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BN23 5National
Violence and sexual offences17.423.6
Shoplifting15.38.4
Anti-social behaviour13.110.7
Public order4.34.6
Other theft3.64.5
Drugs2.72.4
Burglary2.59.1
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Robbery1.61.4
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 9% 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.

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