Postcode · Eastbourne
Crime in BN23 7FD
How much crime is recorded in BN23 7FD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Langney East
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,874 (2024)
BN23 7FDEastbourne
How safe is BN23 7FD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 42.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN23 7FD area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
42.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
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 7FDNational
Violence and sexual offences34.623.6
Anti-social behaviour24.710.7
Criminal damage and arson8.94.7
Burglary5.99.1
Other theft5.34.5
Public order4.94.6
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Other crime3.41.5
Shoplifting2.98.4
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.