Postcode · Eastbourne
Crime in BN23 5PY
How much crime is recorded in BN23 5PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sovereign Harbour
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,248 (2024)
BN23 5PYEastbourne
How safe is BN23 5PY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN23 5PY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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).
BN23 5PYNational
Violence and sexual offences14.723.6
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft2.24.5
Public order2.24.6
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs1.72.4
Burglary1.09.1
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.