Postcode · Eastbourne
Crime in BN23 8AP
How much crime is recorded in BN23 8AP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Langney West
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,594 (2024)
BN23 8APEastbourne
How safe is BN23 8AP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN23 8AP 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
32.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
88
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 8APNational
Anti-social behaviour27.310.7
Violence and sexual offences25.323.6
Burglary9.59.1
Public order8.64.6
Shoplifting8.58.4
Other theft3.54.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Drugs2.52.4
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Theft from the person0.82.1
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.