Postcode · Eastbourne
Crime in BN23 8DB
How much crime is recorded in BN23 8DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Langney West
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,441 (2024)
BN23 8DBEastbourne
How safe is BN23 8DB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN23 8DB area, above 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
36.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
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 8DBNational
Violence and sexual offences31.123.6
Anti-social behaviour30.110.7
Criminal damage and arson7.94.7
Public order6.84.6
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Drugs1.72.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Other theft0.94.5
Robbery0.61.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Burglary0.39.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.