Postcode · Eastbourne
Crime in BN23 7BB
How much crime is recorded in BN23 7BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Langney East
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,582 (2024)
BN23 7BBEastbourne
How safe is BN23 7BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN23 7BB area, well 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
21.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 7BBNational
Violence and sexual offences17.423.6
Anti-social behaviour14.510.7
Burglary6.39.1
Public order5.34.6
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other theft1.14.5
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.08.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.