Postcode · Eastbourne
Crime in BN23 5UP
How much crime is recorded in BN23 5UP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sovereign Harbour
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,375 (2024)
BN23 5UPEastbourne
How safe is BN23 5UP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN23 5UP area, less than half 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
15.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 5UPNational
Violence and sexual offences11.723.6
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Drugs5.22.4
Public order2.94.6
Other theft2.84.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Burglary1.59.1
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Shoplifting0.28.4
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.