Postcode · Eastbourne
Crime in BN23 7TH
How much crime is recorded in BN23 7TH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Langney East
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,440 (2024)
BN23 7THEastbourne
How safe is BN23 7TH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN23 7TH area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 7THNational
Violence and sexual offences7.623.6
Drugs6.02.4
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Burglary1.69.1
Other theft1.34.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Public order0.44.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 49% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.