Postcode · Eastbourne
Crime in BN23 7ND
How much crime is recorded in BN23 7ND, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Langney East
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,656 (2024)
BN23 7NDEastbourne
How safe is BN23 7ND
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN23 7ND area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 7NDNational
Violence and sexual offences24.123.6
Anti-social behaviour15.710.7
Burglary9.29.1
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Drugs5.32.4
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Public order3.54.6
Other theft2.74.5
Other crime2.31.5
Robbery1.41.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.