Postcode · Eastbourne
Crime in BN23 7PY
How much crime is recorded in BN23 7PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Langney East
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,652 (2024)
BN23 7PYEastbourne
How safe is BN23 7PY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN23 7PY 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
17.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 7PYNational
Violence and sexual offences14.123.6
Anti-social behaviour13.210.7
Drugs5.72.4
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Burglary3.79.1
Public order2.54.6
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery1.11.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Other theft0.74.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.