Total Crime Rate

16.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 16.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Willingdon Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Ratton , and the 28th lowest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willingdon Road (BN21 1TJ) in the last 12 months was 16.0 per 1,000 residents and was 80.4% lower than the Ratton average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willingdon Road (BN21 1TJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ratton Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hurst Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Willingdon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ratton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Selwyn Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Selwyn Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Drugs Prospect Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rossington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ratton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurst Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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