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Crime in BN23 8

How much crime is recorded in BN23 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Eastbourne
Region
South East
Population
14,725 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BN23 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN23 8, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
31.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
98
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BN23 8National
Shoplifting58.28.4
Violence and sexual offences24.923.6
Anti-social behaviour18.910.7
Burglary6.29.1
Public order5.74.6
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Drugs3.42.4
Other theft3.34.5
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Other crime1.91.5
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 15% 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.

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